Re: 100 Mips Intel NeXT.

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From: Andrew Loewenstern
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 08:06

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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.

With or without a DSP, a theoretical NeXT computer with some type of
beefy processor, mulitprocessor support of some kind, a nice fat
288-bit bus for moving gobs of data around, and real sharp video
circuitry is going cost much more than a NeXTstation mono 8/105.

andrew
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From: andrew@cubetech.com (Andrew Loewenstern)
Subject: Re: 100 Mips Intel NeXT.
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