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Article #4524Re: 100 Mips Intel NeXT.
From: Gordon Van Huizen
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 19:08
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 19:08
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In article <92353.084626NLF102@psuvm.psu.edu> <NLF102@psuvm.psu.edu> writes: > Okay, good point. Why replace the DSP when you don't have > to. If removing it would lower the cost of the NeXT, then do > it, but otherwise, sure, keep it there. Still a good idea > to have a main processor fast enough to do all the jobs, > just in case lightning strikes the DSP factory and burns > it down or something. :D I would lean more toward two very fast general processors - one to handle general tasks and the other to handle DPS and formerly-DSP audio functions (many of which are on the 040 in NeXTSTEP 3.0 anyway). You need the multi-processing, and it would be nice to have one programming model. There are things DSP's are very good at, but you can do quite a lot with 100 MIPS. All this is moot however - NeXT will do whatever they think is best. Gordon -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Van Huizen vox: 619.488.9411 fax: 619.488.3045 Metrosoft gvh@metrosoft.com [NeXTmail welcome] ----------------------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!hd0258!gvh From: gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen) Subject: Re: 100 Mips Intel NeXT. Message-ID: <1992Dec19.190834.3218@metrosoft.com> Sender: gvh@metrosoft.com Reply-To: gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen) Organization: Metrosoft References: <92353.084626NLF102@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 19:08:34 GMT Lines: 27