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diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.103/linux/Documentation/IO-mapping.txt linux/Documentation/IO-mapping.txt
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
 where all the addresses actually point to the same thing, it's just seen 
 through different translations..
 
-Similarly, on the alpha, the normal translation is
+Similarly, on the Alpha, the normal translation is
 
  physical address:	0
  virtual address:	0xfffffc0000000000
  bus address:		0x40000000
 
-(but there are also alpha's where the physical address and the bus address
+(but there are also Alphas where the physical address and the bus address
 are the same). 
 
 Anyway, the way to look up all these translations, you do
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 
 Ok, that just about covers the basics of accessing IO portably.  Questions?
 Comments? You may think that all the above is overly complex, but one day you
-might find yourself with a 500MHz alpha in front of you, and then you'll be
+might find yourself with a 500 MHz Alpha in front of you, and then you'll be
 happy that your driver works ;)
 
 Note that kernel versions 2.0.x (and earlier) mistakenly called the

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