Re: 100 Mips Intel NeXT.

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From: Ricardo Parada
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 23:20

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In article <1go1j6INN2dq@gap.caltech.edu> madler@cco.caltech.edu (Mark Adler)  
writes:
> 
> >> But which chip they choose is very important and not an easy decision!
> 
> Is it all that important?  Especially considering the ease with which
> applications are being ported to NeXTstep 486?  And considering their
> insanely-great production line that can be reprogrammed in no time?
> There's no problem with coming out with a different processor every
> year.  Your distributed executables might start to get a little large,
> but there would be some utility to keep only the part for your machine
> so it wouldn't clog up your hard disk.
> 
> Mark Adler
> madler@cco.caltech.edu

But if they choose a dead end microprocessor they'll have to support it  
forever.  I guess as long as it is not the 88110.  I can't believe what  
happened with the 88110, after getting all these rave reviews and technical  
excellence awards.  I wonder if the Power chip will be as good!

--
+ Ricardo J. Parada

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