Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!pp!pink!rfg
From: rfg@pink.ACA.MCC.COM (Ron Guilmette)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: 486 and 860 documentation
Message-ID: <239@pink.ACA.MCC.COM>
Date: 8 Jun 89 19:20:35 GMT
References: <222@guardian.UUCP>
Reply-To: rfg@pink.aca.mcc.com.UUCP (Ron Guilmette)
Organization: MCC  Austin, Texas
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In article <222@guardian.UUCP> prune@myrddyn.i.intel.com (Prune Wickart) writes:
>mch@ukc.ac.uk (Martin Howe) replies:
>> I should have guessed that others might also be looking unsuccessfully for
>> information about these chips & support. Here then is a summary of what I got:
>> 
>> 860 Assembler/Linker Manual:		Order	#240436

...

>> INTEL LITERATURE SALES
>> P.O. BOX 58130
>> SANTA CLARA, CA 95052-8130      +1 408-765-1909
>> USA
>
>   I played phone tag with a few people until I finally hit bottom on what
>Intel has as of today.  There are three introductory packets that Intel just
>loves to send to interested parties.  They contain the intro information stuff
>from above.  If you want to get more involved in the i860 processor, order the
>appropriate manuals above.

I have also played some phone games recently.  So tell me has ANYBODY
actually SEEN one of the i860 Assembler manuals????  I have been told
that they are listed in Intel's order system, but that they are "unavailable".

I'd like to have one and I'd be happy to pay for it.

Actually, I understand from a friend who works in a software development group
at a large computer company (which has already announced a comittment to the
i860) that even *they* don't have an i860 assembler manual yet!  What gives?

>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>DISCLAIMER: Intel pays me well for the opinions it wants; the other stuff
>   remains mine. Some of the latter is posted; it's worth what you paid for it.

Ah, ha!  So you work for Intel!  Can you lay hands on an i860 assembler manual?

>   Crunch all the chips you want; we'll make more.

It's hard to crunch 'em without the crunching instructions! :-)

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