Re: 64-bit addresses

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From: Paul Richardson
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1990 03:00

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In article <35954@mips.mips.COM> wilkes@mips.COM (John Wilkes) writes:
>In article <8840009@hpfcso.HP.COM> dgr@hpfcso.HP.COM (Dave Roberts) writes:
>>
>>Because of [the amount of pins required] I don't think that you'll be
>>seeing true 64 bit address and data for a while, at least not in the
>>easily available range of pricing where standard PGA microprocessors are
>>today.
>>
>>Dave Roberts
>
>Perhaps this will become one of the primary differences between Killer
>Micros and traditional Big Iron?
>
>-wilkes
>-- 
>
>John Wilkes
>
>wilkes@mips.com   -OR-   {ames, decwrl, pyramid}!mips!wilkes


I think Real I/O (inside joke for above 2 folx) will be the other acid test
separating Big Iron from Killer Micro-based machines

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/pgr
"A smilin' face,a thumpin' bass, for a lovin' race" - Jazzy B (soul II soul)
{ames,prls,pyramid,decwrl}!mips!paulr or paulr@mips.com

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Subject: Re: 64-bit addresses
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