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Article #39411Re: 16 Mhz, transputer, and 68881
From: Allan Pratt
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1989 18:58
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1989 18:58
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In article <19329@cup.portal.com> Waddell@cup.portal.com (Harry Wallace Waddell) writes: > #3 Does the [mythical] "transputer box" that hooks to the ST through > the DMA port exist and if so can I get it in the United States. > (or should I use this as an excuse for a European vacation) > What sort of speed does it have and what tools come with it. The ATW (Atari Transputer Workstation) is not mythical. I don't know about availability in the US, however. I wouldn't say that it hooks to the ST through the DMA port -- I would say the ST hooks to it. The ATW *is* the box, and contains a Mega inside to handle I/O so the T800 is free to scream away. Even a single Transputer is amazing at floating point operations, but the big advantage is the ability to tie many of them together for a single task. ============================================ Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!newstop!sun!imagen!atari!apratt From: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: 16 Mhz, transputer, and 68881 Message-ID: <1551@atari.UUCP> Date: 12 Jun 89 18:58:49 GMT References: <19329@cup.portal.com> Reply-To: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) Organization: Atari (US) Corporation, Sunnyvale, California Lines: 19