Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnewsi!ca
From: ca@cbnewsi.ATT.COM (christopher.arnone)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Next computer (Re: CISC Silent Spring)
Summary: 68040 and the NeXT
Message-ID: <1850@cbnewsi.ATT.COM>
Date: 8 Feb 90 18:05:09 GMT
References: <8859@portia.Stanford.EDU> <5190@convex.convex.com>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Initial information about the 040 indicate that it will be faster than
the SPARC at 25Mhz.  Of course, this remains to be seen.  However, given
Motorola's track record, I believe they feel they can still deliver
the type of performance required from a state-of-the-art microprocessor
from the 680x0 CISC base.  I know that HP has announced the use
of the 040 in one of their workstations, and it almost a sure bet that NeXT
will do the same.  I would bet that 040 based workstations will be comparable
to the Sun 4 machines.  I've heard that Motorola is planning an 050 also,
so CISC is far from dead.