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From: dennisg@felix.UUCP (Dennis Griesser)
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Subject: Re: OS co-processor ??
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Date: Tue, 13-Oct-87 20:42:15 EDT
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In article <2272@umn-cs.UUCP> amit@umn-cs.UUCP (Neta Amit) writes:
>We're are looking into a co-processor that takes over certain OS tasks.
>Specifically, we're thinking about scheduling, interrupts and swaps.
>Possibly deadlock resolution.
 
In article <4171@pyr.gatech.EDU> eeproks@pyr.UUCP (Ken Seefried iii) writes:
>I seem to recall some Intel literature about a co-processor to the iAPX-86
>series that supported iRMX.  I think it was called the 80130 or something
>like that.  Check with Intel.

But you won't like it.

If I remember correctly, this part is NOT a co-processor, but a bundle of
peripheral hardware, like a Priority Interrupt Controller and some timers,
and some firmware all in one chip.

Intel seems to have quietly dropped the thing.  I couldn't find more than
a passing reference to it in a quick pass over the Intel catalogs.

But hey, there are a lot of Intel folks on the net.  Perhaps one of them
could provide us with more info...