correct some typos

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@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ cache and 4 vs. 2-issue superscalar processor core.
 The 21066 family is a lower end version intended mostly for use in personal
 workstations.  In contrast to the 21064 it has only a 64-bit path to external
 memory and cache, with a built-in PCI bus interface.  As a result of the
-nearrorwer data path, performance is about 2/3 that of the 21064 at the same
+narrower data path, performance is about 2/3 that of the 21064 at the same
 clock speed.  DEC also hasn't done as much to enhance the speed or processor
-core and newer DEC designs are based on the 21064/21164 family with with PCI
+core and newer DEC systems are based on the 21064/21164 family with with PCI
 bus support chips, rather than the 21066.
 
-In the systems area, the 21064 based systems are common in the workplace and
+In the systems front, the 21064 based systems are common in the workplace and
 available though used workstation channels, but much of the recent interest
 in the Alpha family stems from the availability of the Multia/UDB systems and
 AXPpci33 motherboards in surplus channels at increasingly attractive prices.
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ compact desktop system, with at most one PCI expansion slot, but with Video,
 Ethernet, PCMCIA slots and Audio built-in and also a SCSI hard drive and
 optional floppy drive.
 
-It is important to realize that in today's terms, these systems are
+It is important to realize that, in today's terms, these systems are
 comparable in performance to mid-range Pentium based PC's - they benchmark
 better than many more expensive systems on the used workstation market,
 but don't expect miracles in comparison to Pentium-Pro 200 MHz systems.
 Both systems are available with 166 MHz and 233 Mhz Alpha chips, but
-the 166 Mhz systems are much more common and 233 Mhz ones demand a
+the 166 Mhz systems are much more common and 233 Mhz ones command a
 substantial price premium.  So far, no source of cheap 233+ Mhz Alpha
-chips has turned up.
+chips has turned up for upgrades.
 
 Which system to select depends on your intended use.  The AXPpci33 boards
 are cheaper and allow more peripheral expansion, but you must add case,
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ power supply, cache chips, memory, SCSI drive, ethernet and a video card
 to get you near the working equivalent of the Multia/UDB systems.
 
 The Multia/UDB systems come in several models.  While the box supports
-one PCI slot, for the systems that have an internal 3.5" hard drive, the
+one PCI slot, in the systems that have an internal 3.5" hard drive the
 PCI card area is blocked by the hard drive.  The SCSI controller is
 on a riser card that plugs into the PCI Bus on the mainboard and some
 versions of the riser don't make provision for an external SCSI bus
 connector or for the PCI expansion slot.  Some systems come with 3.5"
 2.88 MB floppy drives, but note that a low-profile note-book style drive
-with attached ribbon cable is required, rather than a standard PC style
+with attached ribbon cable is used, rather than a standard PC style
 floppy drive.
 
 VX40 - These are the low-end systems, with a 166 MHz Alpha chip soldered
        in and 256 K-byte cache soldered in.  The variants with no floppy,
-       no PCI bus and no external SCSI connector seem to be the most common.
+       no PCI slot and no external SCSI connector seem to be the most common.
 
 VX41 - These are the mid-range systems, most with socketed 166 MHz Alpha
        chips and 256 K-byte of cache in a SIMM-socket.