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From: michaelm@bcsaic.UUCP (Michael Maxwell)
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Subject: Re: >32-bit microprocessors in the works, anyone?
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Date: Tue, 18-Nov-86 14:05:12 EST
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Keywords: 36, 40, 48, 64, or more bits internally?

In article <1030@husc2.UUCP> chiaraviglio@husc2.UUCP (lucius) writes:
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>	Has anyone heard of anybody working on a microprocessor with an
>internal data-width of more than 32 bits?

A couple years ago, some people at the Academic Computing Center of the
University of Washington were playing with the idea of a microprocessor which
would emulate a Cyber 170, which is a 60-bit machine.  I am not certain
whether the microprocessor would actually have had 60 bits internally, or
whether this might have been emulated (by stringing together registers, for
instance).  Nor do I know what became of this project.  Anyone at UW know?
-- 
Mike Maxwell
Boeing Advanced Technology Center
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