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In article <1giql5INNo5@hamblin.math.byu.edu> bill@mathnx.math.byu.edu (Bill  
Smith) writes:
> Well, I'll pass another rumor on from a friend.  While the
> 88110-flavor box has been dropped, another design based
> on it appears to be the version they will release.  It has
> a multiprocessing feature with plug-in sites for several
> cpu's, you just have another plugged in if you want it.  The
> alpha is not going to be the chip they use, it will also
> not be P5. No waiting for 68060 either.  Not R4000-etc.
> Not Sparc.  Not IBM.  Want to take a guess what's driving
> it? 

What does that leave?

HP PA-RISC is the obvious answer.  It's fast, cheap, has a good rep, and might  
pave the way for a NeXTSTEP port to Snakes.

I suppose something exotic like an AMD is conceivable, but much less likely.
Would you dare to speculate on *when*?

I still like the theory that the NRW is merely a method to find leaks.  They  
tell a story about the NRW to each suspected leaker, but change the CPU.  Thus,  
by seeing which CPU makes the rumour circuit, then know who the leak is! :-)

- Ernie P.

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