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From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Mainframe on a chip? (was: NeXT alternatives)
Message-ID: <6494@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 4 Apr 89 19:18:41 GMT
References: <700@adobe.UUCP>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <700@adobe.UUCP>, greid@adobe.com (Glenn Reid) says:

> Where is the "mainframe-on-a-chip" architecture?  

I've been wondering this myself?  Is that merely a Jobs buzzword for "we
use DMA now, and only do 1/2 the busywork with the CPU"?  I mean, maybe
in comparison to a Macintosh, which even reads the stupid hard disk
controller with the CPU, this NeXT looks "mainframe-ish".  But at least
from everything I've read, I don't see anything there that the rest of
the world, excepting Macintosh and PClone, haven't been doing for years
already.  Could be I'm missing something -- if so, I'd like to be 
enlightened if possible.

> Glenn Reid
> (personal remarks, not company position)
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