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In article <73872@cup.portal.com> Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
>Matt (01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu) writes:
>>From what some here say, your compiler may be very useful, and interesting t
>>play wait, on the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) chip.  It soundslike it's a
>>pretty handy little chip.
>
>Except that the DSP chip has its own instruction set, its own
>compiler, and its own set of intended applications.
> 
>It can't do general purpose processing, it's not a "math
>coprocessor", and it can't do anything to aid most programs.
> 
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> 
>BobR

The DSP (any DSP) can certainly be used as a "math coprocessor", of sorts,
and it can do many things to aid all sorts of programs.  It's just another
CPU, albeit specialized.  Just like any CPU, it will do exactly what it's
told.  In the PC based (i486) workstations we make here, we have a RISC 
blitting the graphics, and a 4 DSP coprocessor helping with math intensive
operations.  It's the... may I say - clever - programming of these ancilliary
processors that sets our product apart (far apart!) from similar packages
running on stock PC's.

Just for the record, I'm not one of the "PC's suck eggs' crowd.  I just
didn't agree with your statements.

Regards,
Doug Plate
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