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![](photos/mps-t.jpg) |
April:
1974
MPS, DIGITAL's first microprocessor, is
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![](photos/lsi11-23-t.jpg) |
March
1979:
The F-11 microprocessor is announced. |
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August
1983:
DIGITAL ships the J-11 chip in the LSI-11/73 board. |
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May 1985:
The MicroVAX chip is announced for the
MicroVAX II. |
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September
1987:
DIGITAL unveils a new generation of its MicroVAX
computer family with the introduction of the
MicroVAX 3500 and MicroVAX 3600.
Both machines are powered by the new CVAX chip. |
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April
1988:
DIGITAL introduces the VAX 6000 system platform, based on the CVAX chip. |
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![](photos/rigel-cpu-t.jpg) |
July 1989:
The Rigel
chip set is introduced. |
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October
1990:
The Mariah chip set ships in the VAX
6500. |
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November
1991:
The NVAX chip, DIGITAL's fourth VAX
microprocessor, is implemented in 0.75-micrometer
CMOS technology and ships in the VAX 6600. |
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August
1994:
DIGITAL describes the 21164, its newest Alpha
microprocessor. |
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February
1996:
DIGITAL announces the SA-110 StrongARM microprocessor. |
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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. |