Alpha Users Pressure Microsoft for Support.(DEC Alpha) (Product Information)

In the aftermath of Compaq Computer Corp.'s acquisition of Digital Equipment Corp., officials from both companies did their best to quell the concerns of current or prospective customers of Digital's high-end Alpha microprocessor. But that's not enough, says a group of Alpha developers, who prepared an open letter to Microsoft Corp. to pressure the software giant to provide Alpha software products that are equivalent to their Intel counterparts.

At the time of Compaq's acquisition of Digital, both Digital and Microsoft announced plans to increase Windows NT support for the