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Re: Acorn 610 as processor/coprocessor?

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From: Yamanari
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1992 13:06
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In article <BxE6uH.IEt@iat.holonet.net> bwilliam@iat.holonet.net (Bill Williams) writes:
>Once you see what can be done with just 68000 transistors, you will
>realize that the Acorn 610 is not totally deviant from the engineering
>realm of possibilities with its claim of merely 32000 transistors.
>

	1)  I believe that the Acorn 610 has a 4k on chip cache. 
	2)  It also has no FPU.
	3)  It sells for <$100 in quantity.



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