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From: grenley@nsc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re: looking for ref. manual
Message-ID: <5062@nsc.nsc.com>
Date: 12 May 88 21:50:40 GMT
References: <5051@nsc.nsc.com> <3446@omepd>
Reply-To: grenley@nsc.UUCP (George Grenley)
Organization: National Semiconductor, Sunnyvale
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Posted: Thu May 12 17:50:40 1988

I see I have got myself it a bit of a spot, here...

In article <3446@omepd> donm@omepd.UUCP (Don McGlauflin) writes:
>>Obligatory product plug:  The32532 is the hottest CPU you can buy today.
>                                           ^^^^^^^
>                                    Would cooling fins help?  :-)
 
              well, they couldn't hurt...actually the 532s I've been using
              run surprisingly cool - our typical power dissipation is a lot
              lower than the data sheet max.  They pass the thumb test easy.

>>That won't remain true for long, so buy it now...
>
>This is easy to believe, considering what they did to the ICM product
>line, and what they did to their (former) Portland Development Center
>employees.   :-(
>
>Don McGlauflin
>Engineering Consultant


Don's comments re ICM are essentially correct.  The ICM group has more
or less stopped doing new design work, so far as I know.  They continue
to build and sell products for our exisitng customers, of whom there are
quite a few, but not enough.  

The emphasis is on standard bus products, namely VME right now.  I was
a participant in the design of the VME532, and am now the person
responsible for selling it.  Our initial response has been very favorable
so I believe it will be a successful product.

Also, two other VME companies are doing 32000 series product.  One is
Heurikon and the other is Xycom.

PlugOn!!!

The VME532 offers the highest integer and floating point performance you
can get in a board level product available now.  Performance leadership is
a see-saw, I expect other, faster boards are in design now, at several
companies (including NSC!).

The cost is low, too.  $7700 list, $4690 in 100 quantity.  If you
want more info, call me at (408) 721-5513 or email or post.

PlugOff!!!

George Grenley