Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!aitken From: aitken@CS.Cornell.EDU (William E. Aitken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: The RISK of going RISC Message-ID: <1991Jun27.163259.394@cs.cornell.edu> Date: 27 Jun 91 16:32:59 GMT References: <1991Jun26.230817.10620@elevia.UUCP> <1991Jun27.133021.3793@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu> Sender: news@cs.cornell.edu (USENET news user) Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853 Lines: 23 Nntp-Posting-Host: thor.cs.cornell.edu In article <1991Jun26.230817.10620@elevia.UUCP> alain@elevia.UUCP (W.A.Simon) writes: >There were speculations, in this group, about the move by NeXT, >towards a Motorola 88k RISC chip. In view of the latest Blue >Apple Initiative, which affects Motorola's effort in a major way, >would anybody care to comment on the impacts of this alliance >on NeXT, and on whatever moves to RISC are afoot? > I was rather afraid when I first heard this that it might mean the end of the 88k. If rumors circulating in this group about the next NeXT are true, this would have been very bad news for NeXT. But, as someone has already pointed out on comp.arch, Ford recently signed a BIG order for a microcontroller version of the 88k foor use in its products. I think this alone will be enough to keep the 88k group viable. --- Bill. -- William E. Aitken | On Earth it is considered {uw-beaver,rochester,decvax}!cornell!aitken | ill mannered to kill your Home: (607) 273-7810 Away : (607) 255-9206 | friends while commiting suicide ============================================*============= Avon ==============