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Subject: i860 Specmanship
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Date: 21 Jun 89 13:37:07 GMT
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Keywords:Temperature dependence, integer multiply

indicates that the chip has a nominal operating temperature of 34C (I think
this is about 93 F).  So, if you put 2000 i860s in a box, does this mean
that you'll need a big cooling plant to prevent a meltdown?
From: stein@pixelpump.osc.edu (Rick 'Transputer' Stein)
Path: pixelpump.osc.edu!stein

Also, I noticed that the chip does not have an integer multiply instruction.
Why is this?  Some kind of trend in RISC?
-=-
Richard M. Stein (aka Rick 'Transputer' Stein)
Concurrent Software Specialist @ The Ohio Supercomputer Center
Ghettoblaster vacuum cleaner architect and Trollius semi-guru
Internet: stein@pixelpump.osc.edu, Ma Bell Net: 614-292-4122