Re: New RISC workstations / 88110 demise

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From: Lars Peter Fischer
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 09:42

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>>>>> "Eric" == Eric Scott Boltz (eboltz@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu)

Eric> 3. The NRW will be AS FAST AS A HIGH-END CLONE.

Not true. Go take a look at the Road-runner (aka Sun 386i). Compare it
to a 386 PClown. The Road-runner is *so* much faster, shows real
smooth performance. It was a nice box, actually faster than the Sun-3
line at the time. The SPARC killed it, but hey, they showed what you
can do with an Intel chip if you have the guts and skills. We've even
had Intel folks say that the Road-runner is the only machine ever
designed to really use the 386.

Intel chip =!= PClown.

/Lars
--
Lars Fischer, fischer@iesd.auc.dk | It takes an uncommon mind to think of
CS Dept., Aalborg Univ., DENMARK. | these things.  -- Calvin

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Subject: Re: New RISC workstations / 88110 demise
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