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From: torrie@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Evan James Torrie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m88k
Subject: Re: 88k Macintoshes? / New 88k family member
Message-ID: <1990Oct23.044551.23579@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 23 Oct 90 04:45:51 GMT
References: <1990Oct22.021837.26420@dg-rtp.dg.com> <42311@mips.mips.COM>
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University
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mash@mips.COM (John Mashey) writes:

>Predictions for 2H 90's said:
>	"4X performance increase each generation
>	100 million transistors
>	300MHz
>	Multiple processors on a single chip
>	4000+ MIPS per chip within the next ten years"
>Summary said:
>	"The 90's is the decade of RISC
>	The 88000 is the strongest RISC architecture available
>	The 88110 will set new price/performance standards
>	Common architecture from "toaster to supercomputer"
>	The U.S.'s largest semiconductor manufacturer is committed to
>		RISC and to the 88000 Family"

  Well, I guess Motorola is finally learning to compete with Intel's publicity
machine... :-)


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