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From: neil@atari.UUCP (Neil Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Lies (was: Re: Atari/Perihelion Transputer Machine Spec)
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Date: Fri, 13-Nov-87 17:49:07 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 13 17:49:07 1987
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> >A single transputer can deliver over ten times the power of
> >an IBM PC AT.  However, there's even greater strength in numbers.  You can
> >connect two, 10, 100 or even MORE transputers to create a relatively
> >low-cost computer workstation with the power of a supercomputer.
> 
> False. The "standard" number of Transputers on the ABAQ system is 1 (ONE).
> The maximum is 13.

Internally.

The ABAQ includes 3 "links", which are 10-megabit-per-second serial
interfaces for talking to off-board transputers.

Jack Lang, in his talk at the Atari press conference at Comdex, supposed a
setup where workers each had their own transputer system on their desks,
with all of them linked together and linked to a separate box containing
many transputers.  As an application's need for processing power increased,
it could pull more transputers in.  An intriguing concept -- throw the
computer into high gear.
-- 
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