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Re: 80686 workstation

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From: Michael Z Slater
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1989 18:31
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>The i860 is a beautiful beast for intensive graphics.  I've read stories in
>the press of many companies being surprised at the performance of this chip,
>and looking into using it.  Check out a back issue of "Microprocessor Report".
>They did a whole look at the device, and performance.  It was sometime
>in the summer I think.

Microprocessor Report i860 coverage:
Introduction and overview, March '89
Graphics unit evaluation, April '89
Marketing issues (is it a coprocessor?), Sept '89

Michael Slater, Microprocessor Report   mslater@cup.portal.com
550 California Ave., Suite 320, Palo Alto, CA 94306
415/494-2677  fax: 415/494-3718
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From: mslater@cup.portal.com (Michael Z Slater)
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Subject: Re: 80686 workstation
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Date: 12 Nov 89 18:31:56 GMT
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