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From: grenley@nsc.nsc.com (George Grenley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re: what's next???
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Date: Fri, 7-Aug-87 16:25:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug  7 16:25:36 1987
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In article <167@unsvax.UUCP> doon@unsvax.uucp (Harry W. Reed) writes:
>	Now that NSC's latest and greatest Series 32000 chip is about to
>debut I have a question. What comes after the '532? What new periph's ?
>What new co-processors etc? Can anybody at NSC say anything?

Yes, many of us are capable of speech, although we are still working on
speech recognition...  8-)

Complete this sequence:  032,332,532,?   (6? 7? 8?)

But seriously, folks, new cpu designs take YEARS.  In other words, CPU
projects overlap.  But, it is really too soon for me to say anything.

As far as new peripherals, there is a higher performance math chip, the
'381.  There are also other peripherals, but again, I cannot say much
about 'em.

Go design in the '532.  Now.  We need the bucks.  Besides that, it's
the fastest general purpose high-integration CPU you can (almost) buy.
Our marketing people sez they'll sample in Q1 - I suspect early Q1.
Watch this space for details...

GET BUSY!!!