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<p>Created page with &quot;= Alpha Units = &#039;&#039;Originally based on [https://xenonlibrary.com/wiki/Alpha XenonLibrary.com/wiki/Alpha]. Reformatted by Computer Nostalgia Heaven for easier reading and integration with NostalgiaBase.&#039;&#039; ---- == Alpha 1 == &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; clear:right; width:260px; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:8px; background:#f9f9f9; padding:10px; margin:10px;&quot;&gt; &lt;b style=&quot;font-size:1.1em;&quot;&gt;Alpha 1 – NostalgiaBase Entry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Direct link to detailed CNH record:&lt;br...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>= Alpha Units =<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Originally based on [https://xenonlibrary.com/wiki/Alpha XenonLibrary.com/wiki/Alpha]. <br /> Reformatted by Computer Nostalgia Heaven for easier reading and integration with NostalgiaBase.&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Alpha 1 ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; clear:right; width:260px; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:8px; background:#f9f9f9; padding:10px; margin:10px;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;b style=&quot;font-size:1.1em;&quot;&gt;Alpha 1 – NostalgiaBase Entry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Direct link to detailed CNH record:&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin-top:6px;padding:6px;border-radius:6px;background:#eef5ff;border:1px solid #ccd;&quot;&gt;<br /> [https://nostalgiabase.com/item/ALPHA-1 Open in NostalgiaBase]<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! CPU !! GPU !! RAM !! HDD !! Motherboard !! OS !! Datecodes !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> | PowerPC 970 (2 GHz) || ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition || 512 MB DDR400 || 80 GB HDD || PowerMac G5 (820-1592-A) || XeDK Pre-Alpha Build (2004) || 2003-2004 || First publicly known dev kit; internal only.<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;8&quot; | Shipped to select partners for early engine and toolchain testing.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Alpha 2 ==<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; clear:right; width:260px; border:1px solid #ccc; border-radius:8px; background:#f9f9f9; padding:10px; margin:10px;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;b style=&quot;font-size:1.1em;&quot;&gt;Alpha 2 – NostalgiaBase Entry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Direct link to detailed CNH record:&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin-top:6px;padding:6px;border-radius:6px;background:#eef5ff;border:1px solid #ccd;&quot;&gt;<br /> [https://nostalgiabase.com/item/ALPHA-2 Open in NostalgiaBase]<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! CPU !! GPU !! RAM !! HDD !! Motherboard !! OS !! Datecodes !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> | Dual PowerPC 970 (2 GHz) || ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition || 1 GB DDR400 || 160 GB HDD || PowerMac G5 Dual Logic Board || XeDK Alpha Build (2005) || 2005 || Updated GPU and dual-CPU support; wider partner release.<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;8&quot; | Used until mid-2005 before EV1 hardware took over.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> * Hardware based on modified Apple PowerMac G5 systems. <br /> * Used from 2003–2005 internally and by middleware partners. <br /> * Transitioned into EV1 and DV prototype lines by summer 2005. <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Rewritten &amp; formatted © {{CURRENTYEAR}} Computer Nostalgia Heaven — credit to XenonLibrary for the original research.&#039;&#039;</div>

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