Subject: Re: Q: Compaq, *BSD and 'Linux-only' AlphaBIOS (fwd)
To: None <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: Bert Kiers <bert@original.xs4all.nl>
List: port-alpha
Date: 12/06/1999 02:04:10
Doug Rabson wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 5 Dec 1999, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 5 Dec 1999 16:15:11 +0000 (GMT)
> >  Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> wrote:
> >
> >  > The UP2000 seems to be very similar to 264DP (?) but UP1000 has a new AMD
> >  > chipset. I have no documentation for it at all.
> >
> > Possibly the same core logic used by the Athlon?
> 
> It seems quite likely. I didn't get too close a look when I visited the
> API stand at Siggraph this year but its definately an AMD chip of some
> kind.

It's the AMD751 chipset according to
http://www.alpha-processor.com/products/up1000-board.asp and that is the
same as used for the Athlon. See also
http://www.asus.com/products/motherboard/slota/k7m/index.html and
http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon/chipset.html

> 
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> Doug Rabson                             Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
> Nonlinear Systems Ltd.                  Phone: +44 181 442 9037

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