Re: Successor to i860?

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From: Dennis O'Connor
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 20:44

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markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark William Hopkins) writes:
] >The 80960 is a RISC processor (less the MMU which seems to denote full
] >microprocessor these days).
]
] Its main purpose is to be used in high-performance embedded controllers. 
] That's why it (and the 186 and 376) don't have the MMU.  That's also why it,
] and the 186 and 376, are detailed in the Embedded Controller Handbooks.

This is no longer true. The Intel960(R) family is now in the
Multimedia and Supercomputing Processors handbook. Therefor :-)
it is NOT an embedded controller anymore.

Also note that some versions of the Intel960 family have FPUs ( SB, KB ),
and some have FPUs and MMUs ( MC, MM ) and some have exen more ( XA, MX ).

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Dennis O'Connor			doconnor@sedona.intel.com

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