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From: jwest@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (James Hudgens West)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: What is a Transputer?
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Date: 23 Aug 89 20:10:43 GMT
Reply-To: jwest@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Jim West)
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Can anyone tell me what a 'Transputer' is.  I have seen it mentioned
in this news group and in periodicals (Most recently in Digital Review,
talking about Atari).  I never encountered this beast in any of my
classwork.  Can someone provide me with a definition?

Thanks in advance,


Jim West