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From: themod@blake.acs.washington.edu (Chris Hinton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: UNIX
Summary: ATW
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Date: 26 Oct 89 07:30:16 GMT
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  This is in response to a request for information on the Atari Transputer
Workstation (ATW).  There is an article in the November STart.  

  Here are some of the highlights :

	RISC (reduced instruction set computer) running at 50 mHz
	32 bit bus
	4 megabytes of RAM, upgradable to 120 meg
	With all 4 boards, that is 13 transputers, the machine
	 runs at 10 MIP (= 1/5 Cray)
	Helios OS (UNIX-like) with both CLI and Graphic interface
	  Each window has it's own dynamic color map and palatte
	Analog RGB monitor : 1280x1024 w/16 colors
			     1024x768  w/256 colors
			     512x512   w/16 million

	Base system, with one transputer is $8000
	the RGB monitor is 2000 pounds ($3000 ???)
	Each duaghter board is $3000
	(A maxed out system will run you about -gak!- $80,000)

	If Atari is serious about this computer, then Jobs could get 
   some unexpected competition.  That is the operative word - IF.


Chris Hinton ---- themod@blake.acs.washington.edu
Mod Software Systems
Seattle, Wa  98195

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