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Re: NRW- coming soon

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From: Bill Smith
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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