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From: david@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (David Robinson)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: New SPARC definition
Message-ID: <1991Mar21.185847.27784@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: 21 Mar 91 18:58:47 GMT
Sender: david@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (David Robinson)
Organization: Image Analysis Systems Group, JPL
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I have heard a couple blurbs about Sparc International releasing a
new version of the SPARC architecture.  Does anyone have any concrete
details on what things have changed from the original SPARC definition?
I assume that it will be upwardly compatible.  I have also heard bits
about it being better suited for multiprocessing.  Maybe a integer
multiply and divide?

Or is it just another person confusing a new implementation with a
new architecture?

	-David

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