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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 36 , Issue 2 (February 1993) table of contents

Pages: 33 - 44

Year of Publication: 1993

ISSN:0001-0782

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Richard L. Sites

Digital Equipment Corp., Littleton, MA

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
C. Computer Systems Organization
C.5 COMPUTER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
C.5.3 Microcomputers

Nouns: Alpha

Additional Classification:
B. Hardware
B.7 INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

C. Computer Systems Organization

General Terms:
Design

Keywords:
Alpha AXP chip

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