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From: Jinfu@cup.portal.com (Jinfu Jinfu Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: Please include architecture define in cpp
Message-ID: <10804@cup.portal.com>
Date: 3 Nov 88 02:14:39 GMT
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oj@apollo.COM (Ellis Oliver Jones) writes:

> In an Apollo SR10 C compiler, both are defined, and one has a
> nonzero value.
> _ISP__M68K means Motorola 68K cpus.
> _ISP__A88K means Apollo PRISM cpus (DN10000) 
         ^^^

This reminds me a rumor floating around for sometime. It was said that
originally Apollo wanted to use Motorola's 88000 (88k) chip set for
its new line of workstation. However, they couldn't wait Moto too long
(Sun's heat?) so that they went off to design the PRISM archecture.
The rumor even said the PRISM archecture is designed that the Moto 88k
chip set can be used easily in the DN10k.

Any comments?

Jinfu Chen