Re: LUCI via IRC?

[John Corey <norm@comanche.dyn.ml.org>]

Cloudmaster wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, John Corey wrote:
> > Cloudmaster wrote:
> 
> WRT K7...
> 
> > > Aren't they actually pin-compatible with the Alphas?  Sumpin like that.  I
> > > dunno - I tend to forget things that I hear from people that don't know teh
> > > whole story... :)
> >
> > Not exactly, but close.  They will use something that looks (physically)
> > like the P2 Slot1 CPU encasing, but they will not be compatible with
> > P2s.
> >
> > I haven't heard any exact answers, but it's been speculated that if
> > Compaq/DEC put an Alpha inside one of these cases, it may be able to be
> > dropped in instead of the K7.
> 
> ...snip...
> 
> Good story, but aren't you in one breath disagreeing and in the next
> explaining that I was kinda right?  Just to nitpick a bit... (and find out
> if I'm understanding you correctly)
> 
> --Danny

Yes.  No.  Maybe. :)

They aren't pin-compatible as they're shipped today.  But it would take
just a little work on Compaq's part to make it usable (putting it in the
case K7 would use).

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