🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.next.hardware
Article #1070

Re: New SPARC Classic

#1070
From: Christopher Songer
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 21:05
13 lines
1168 bytes
In article <1992Nov12.173445.22519@socrates.umd.edu> ice@socrates.umd.edu (Fredrik Nyman) writes:
>
>It uses a Tsunami SPARC chip at 50 MHz.  CPU performance is virtually
>equivalent to the SPARCStation 2, so yes, I stand by my above assertion
>that the SSC will have roughly twice the CPU performance of NSTC for
>roughly half the price. :-(
>

Yes, I caught that from subseqent announcements. The published Spec
numder mean that NeXT's hardware is toast. Next had better cough up
something really good really fast or they could be in trouble.

-Chris
Technical Details
Message-ID: <1992Nov13.210502.134324@lexmark.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ukma!lexmark!songer
References: <1992Nov12.020041.23522@socrates.umd.edu> <1992Nov12.125406.102394@lexmark.com> <1992Nov12.173445.22519@socrates.umd.edu>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ukma!lexmark!songer
From: songer@lexmark.com (Christopher Songer)
Subject: Re: New SPARC Classic
Message-ID: <1992Nov13.210502.134324@lexmark.com>
X-Disclaimer: These views are the poster's and not necessarily those of Lexmark
Keywords: sun, classic, sparc
Sender: usenet@lexmark.com (News Dude)
Nntp-Posting-Host: 9.51.7.57
Organization: Lexington, KY
References: <1992Nov12.020041.23522@socrates.umd.edu> <1992Nov12.125406.102394@lexmark.com> <1992Nov12.173445.22519@socrates.umd.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 21:05:02 GMT
Lines: 15