alpha systems

[Smokey]

I really don't understand but am interested in alpha hardware. Is it a completely different chip or everything is different? including the motherboard, etc? Does anyone know of a website that sells hardware to build an alpha system? Also what about an alpha rackmount servers for sale website? thank you!

[Icarus]

Maybe the Alpha Linux (http://www.alphalinux.org/) site can answer many of your questions

I don't know the answer other then that the processor uses different instructions then a x86 processor.