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Article #1130Re: Re: NS32000 Processor
From: Rob Healey
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1987 17:33
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1987 17:33
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In article <3479@intelca.UUCP> clif@intelca.UUCP (Clif Purkiser) writes: >> Wonder why the 32k was chosen to be the base unit in multi processor >> computer's? Probably because the other's couldn't handle the job! > > It seems that Sequent has seen the light and switched processors >for their next generation product. The reason they switched wasn't >because the 386 good run MS-DOS it was because it was faster. >-- >Clif Purkiser, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. > At the risk of starting a war, are you comparing a 32032 to a 386 or a 32532 to a 386? 32032 came out in 83ish or so, and I don't remember the 386 being around in quantity at that time. -Rob rhealey@ub.d.umn.edu
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!umnd-cs!ub.D.UMN.EDU!rhealey From: rhealey@ub.D.UMN.EDU (Rob Healey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k Subject: Re: Re: NS32000 Processor Message-ID: <644@umnd-cs.D.UMN.EDU> Date: Thu, 11-Jun-87 13:33:20 EDT Article-I.D.: umnd-cs.644 Posted: Thu Jun 11 13:33:20 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Jun-87 10:15:11 EDT References: <266@udcps1.UUCP> <642@umnd-cs.D.UMN.EDU> <3479@intelca.UUCP> Sender: news@cs.D.UMN.EDU Reply-To: rhealey@ub.UUCP (Rob Healey) Organization: U. of Minnesota, Duluth - Computing Services Lines: 18