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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Recent Motorola ad seen in Byte
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Date: Sat, 4-Apr-87 20:48:52 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr  4 20:48:52 1987
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> While I am on the subject, did anyone else catch Scott McNealys (Sun Micr.
> Prez) regarding the '386 - they went something along the lines (rough
> quote): "no high performance Unix exists for the chip - therefore it
> has architectural problems".  I suppose the 68020 had the same archtectural
> problems when it first came out, but they just "got better"...

Despite the stigma of being a company president, the man may know what he's
talking about.  As I recall, the MMU in the 386 really does have at least
one serious architectural problem that makes high-performance multiprogramming
distinctly difficult.  The 68020 does not share said botch.  The way you've
quoted it reverses cause and effect, but that could be a misquote or a
misunderstanding.
-- 
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