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From: tomk@intsc.UUCP (Tom Kohrs @fae)
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Subject: Re: Re: Recent Motorola ad seen in Byte
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Date: Thu, 16-Apr-87 21:14:35 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 16 21:14:35 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
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
For my edification and to prevent false innuendos please expound.

> distinctly difficult.  The 68020 does not share said botch.  
> -- 
> "We must choose: the stars or	Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
> the dust.  Which shall it be?"	{allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry