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From: mek4_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Mark Kern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: 20Mhz Transwarp GS (And a question.)
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Date: 22 Jan 90 00:57:13 GMT
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Reply-To: mek4_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Mark Kern)
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The 20Mhz 65816 is not a rumor. It has not yet prototyped, but the
company and the design do exist. There was a conference the other night
on America Online where the designers came to speak on the chip. They say
they took the 65816 and redesigned it from the bottom up. They say this,
in addition to advanced CAD software, has allowed them to beat WDC to the
punch. The foundry, which remains anonymous, guarantees the prototype
will work. This chip is also supposed to be fully 6502 compatable, which
would allow it to be used in accelerator products for the II as well.
They also said this chip could not be used in any current CPU or card
design, that is you can't just slap this sucker into your TWGS and go. 
   These guys are legit, but its still a question as to when a prototype
will be ready. They said that the previous announcement of a prototype
this month was incorrect. Delays have forced the date back to March.
    I dunno if it will ever get off the ground, but this is exciting
news. These guys have big plans for this chip, from Laser II clones
zipping along at 20 Mhz to selling the new CPU to Apple for the much
fabled 'new' GS. I hope they succeed. And chalk up another point for AO
for having these guys in an interview so soon. It was a record
conference, 40 people attended.

						Mark E. Kern

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