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- From: rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop))
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
- Subject: Re: 100 Mips Intel NeXT.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.164708.1989@dvorak.amd.com>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 16:47:08 GMT
- References: <1992Dec18.232001.2952@pencom.com>
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- Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin, Texas
- Lines: 33
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- In article <1992Dec18.232001.2952@pencom.com> ricardo@pencom.com (Ricardo
- Parada) writes:
- >>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
-
- I hear it will be pin-for-pin compatible with the 88110. Which
- tells me it will be (as good).
- --
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