64-bit Timeline

|  | Information Research Services | Updated: 18 September 1997

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | February 1992: DIGITAL announces Alpha, its program for 21st-century computing.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | November 1992: DIGITAL introduces Alpha 64-bit computing with five new workstations and servers, the OpenVMS operating system, multiple compilers and networks, and new open business practices.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | March 1993: DIGITAL ships OSF/1 UNIX for Alpha Systems.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | September 1993: DIGITAL and Microsoft ship the Windows NT operating system for Alpha systems.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | October 1993: DIGITAL launches a worldwide initative for open client/server computing, announcing more than 150 products and services.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | April 1994: DIGITAL unveils the DIGITAL 2100 Alpha AXP server.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 1994: DIGITAL describes the 21164, its newest Alpha microprocessor.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | April 1995: DIGITAL introduces the AlphaServer 8400, its most powerful computer system to date.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | July 1996: DIGITAL announces 500MHz and 433MHz versions of its Alpha 21164 RISC microprocessor, strengthening its four-year claim to the world's fastest and highest-performance microprocessors.