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From: chongo@amdahl.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re: the NS32532
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Date: Mon, 13-Apr-87 20:37:44 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 13 20:37:44 1987
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Reply-To: chongo@amdahl.UUCP (Landon Curt Noll)
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In article <4196@nsc.nsc.com> roger@nsc.nsc.com (Roger Thompson) writes:
 >May I point out that this demo was used BUT ONCE at the stock holders
 >meeting.  Not a single observer bitched.  Many asked questions and were
 >told exactly what it was doing.  Several others as expected just didn't
 >care.  This is quite often the case with financial analyists.  

This demo system may the tour rounds.  My Microterm terminal I used at work
had its delivery to my desk delayed for several weeks because it was the 
terminal used with the 32332.  The demo ran so long and was run so much that 
the tower of Hanoi was burned into the phosphor of the screen.  This rigged 
demo was not used more than once.

 >If my memory serves me right, you were the only one who moaned.  Since you
 >were not in attendance at the meeting, I'm not sure how you can say "some".
 
I am a stockholder.  (I even cast my vote for Mike Puckett as I recall :-})

 >Let me interpret this as "1".  We have many satisfied 32332 customers
 >today all of whom would be pleased to describe the performance increase
 >they got.

How many systems use the 32332?  Where can I evaluate (other than a VR32
for reasons that I will go into via Email if you care to ask) such a system?
(assuming it is in the price/performance range I am looking for)

 >The 32000 has always allowed the designer more margin and the
 >ability to use slower and CHEAPER memories.  How much performance loss
 >per wait state do you get on the 68020? or did you pay mega bucks for the
 >fast RAMs.

Why does the 68020 outsell the 32032, I wonder?  Maybe designers of 68020
don't know something?  Your in marketing, perhaps you understand such issues,
please explain!

 >> What am I looking/hoping for?  Well:

Thanx for your answers.

chongo <> /\oo/\
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