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Article #4449Re: NRW- coming soon
From: Bill Smith
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:18
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:18
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In article <1992Dec16.235608.10172@dvorak.amd.com> rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com
(Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)) writes:
> In article <Dec16.161340.46031@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
> randall@redfish.atmos.colostate.edu (Dave Randall) writes:
> >>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?
> >>
> >>That leaves HP. Yippee!
>
> Bzzzzzt
>
> The 601 (PowerPC)
> --
The 601(s!) won't do multiprocessing without unreleased additional
hardware. You'd have to wait for the 620.
-Bill
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!usenet From: bill@mathnx.math.byu.edu (Bill Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: NRW- coming soon Date: 17 Dec 1992 15:18:33 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Lines: 40 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <1gq5o9INNe2g@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <1992Dec16.235608.10172@dvorak.amd.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mathnx.math.byu.edu