Technology

Compaq Ditches Unix on IA-64 to Focus on Alpha

Staff Writer September 22, 1999

By William Fellows

Heading off concerns about the demise of Tru64 Unix, Compaq Computer Corp says the operating system won’t now be ported to Intel’s IA-64. It will stay on Alpha and remain the company’s high-end Unix choice of record. SCO UnixWare and the Monterey follow-on will be resold on Intel. It looks like another get real action following the ascendancy of Michael Capellas to CEO, and shareholders must be praying for more. A couple of weeks ago Compaq’s Windows NT on Alpha fantasy was abandoned in a similar coup de grace. Compaq says it will preview some new Alpha chips and a technology roadmap at Microprocessor Design Forum.

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