In the 90's the Alpha processor was one of the most powerful CPUs you could lay your hands on. With a number of operating systems available for it, from both DEC (VMS, Tru64) and 3rd parties. It even have the most successful none x86 port of Windows NT. For many the Alpha was then next machine up if their x86 PC just did not have the CPU power they needed.

BN: In the intro I say the PDP11 is 8bit, its not its 16bit. That was a slip of the tongue, I even wrote 16bit in my script, is that what I said no, did I spot it after watching through the video many many times, no.

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0:00 Introduction
0:14 A word from our sponsor
0:23 The background
1:30 VAX
3:05 VAX Cluster
4:05 Terminals
5:32 ReGIS & Sixel (the best thing most people don't know about terminals)
6:51 Cisc/Risc
7:40 Prism
9:51 Riscy VAX
10:38 Alpha
11:18 Alpha Personal Workstation 500 Tour
16:03 VMS on Alpha
16:34 Tru64 on Alpha
17:21 Trouble at mill
18:39 Infamy infamy they've all got it in for me
20:19 The state of the market
21:04 Compaq buys DEC (but Alpha grows market share)
26:14 The demise of Compaq
26:53 End of the road for Alpha
28:13 What did DEC ever do for us ?
29:56 Thanks for watching