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Article #4504Re: NRW- coming soon
From: Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:42
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 ?????? -- Ronald Pomeroy [Objective-Cruntime: [Smalltalk runtime]]; Advanced Micro Devices [self dream-on]; CAM Applications Group rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com (NeXTmail preferred)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!amdahl!amdcad!dvorak.amd.com!usenet From: rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: NRW- coming soon Message-ID: <1992Dec18.164233.17568@dvorak.amd.com> Date: 18 Dec 92 16:42:33 GMT References: <1gq5o9INNe2g@hamblin.math.byu.edu> Sender: usenet@dvorak.amd.com (Usenet News) Reply-To: rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com Distribution: usa Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin, Texas Lines: 38