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From: kvj@rhi.hi.is (Kristjan Valur Jonsson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple backs new company to produce RISC chip
Keywords: What, no 88k?
Message-ID: <2505@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 6 Dec 90 16:22:02 GMT
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>88000 based mac. That processor is a beautiful machine, and I believe the best
>that's out there. If you haven't already done so, check out the Motorola
>User's Manuals on the 88100 (cpu) and 88200 (mmu).
>Ah well, guess I'll have to build my own.... :-)

Have you ever 'checked out' the data sheets on the Acorn Risc Machine (ARM)?
That device is the computer programmers best friend.  Study the
instruction set, please, and you will find out why. The ARM3 together
with a few MEMCs is rather brilliant.  Often the most simple things have
shown to be the most reliable.

Kristjan Valur Jonsson