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From: gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re: ns32000 processor series
Message-ID: <2674@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: Fri, 7-Aug-87 23:43:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug  7 23:43:38 1987
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grenley@nsc.nsc.com (George Grenley) wrote:
> 32332 - A definite jump up in performance, 2-2.5 MIPs.  Full 32 bit 
> 	physical address (the older parts are 24 bit).  When combined
> 	with 32332 MMU makes a respectable Sun 3 class Unix workstation.

He later corrected it to say 2 mips, not 2-2.5, continuing the strong
NSC tradition of lying about chip performance in the 'executive summaries'
while admitting it's lower when challenged by techies.

What I'm wondering is, where is the respectable Sun-3 class Unix workstation
built around this chip?  I mean a physical workstation, not a theory about
how easy it would be.
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