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Re: NRW- coming soon

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From: Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:42
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In article <1gq5o9INNe2g@hamblin.math.byu.edu> bill@mathnx.math.byu.edu (Bill  
Smith) writes:
>>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

Cool...so when's it due ??????

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From: rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop))
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Subject: Re: NRW- coming soon
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