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Re:Windows NT for GameCube/Wii by ndiddy on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @11:42AM (#43257038)
After Compaq decided they wouldn't support Windows on Alpha, Microsoft continued using the hardware for developing 64-bit Windows (the previous Alpha releases were all 32-bit) until Itanium hardware became available. Here's a blogpost where someone goes over an Alpha 64-bit version of Windows 2000: https://virtuallyfun.com/2023/05/15/windows-2000-64-bit-for-...
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Re:Windows NT for GameCube/Wii by my123 on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @12:12PM (#43257434)
2210 isn't a Windows 2000 build even, but a Windows XP prerelease
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Re:Windows NT for GameCube/Wii by roytam87 on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @08:32PM (#43261607)
yeah, but 64bit versions are called "Windows 2000" in the moment. see https://msfn.org/board/topic/183599-windows-2000-x64/ for screenshots.
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Re:Windows NT for GameCube/Wii by yjftsjthsd-h on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @12:38PM (#43257742)
> After Compaq decided they wouldn't support Windows on Alpha, Microsoft continued using the hardware for developing 64-bit Windows

I seem to recall hearing that Linux also developed its 64-bit support on Alpha.

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Re:Windows NT for GameCube/Wii by twoodfin on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @06:38PM (#43260930)
A (dual?) Alpha workstation was Linus’ daily driver for a while, IIRC.
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