DEC Alpha
A {RISC} {microprocessor} from {DEC}. In November
1995, the Alpha was purportedly the fastest non-research chip
used in commonly available {workstations}. It is
{superpipelined} and {superscalar}. In February 1996 it was
clocked at 200 MHz and in March 1998 at 666 MHz.
(1998-03-17)