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From: davidb@braf.inmos.co.uk (David Boreham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer
Subject: Re: Transp[uters at IBM
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Date: 21 Feb 90 19:29:20 GMT
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In article <[A.ISI.EDU]20-Feb-90.11:29:26.ENGLE> ENGLE@A.ISI.EDU writes:
>David Boreham writes;
>
>>There are definitely more IBM transputer projects. I know this
>>not because I work for INMOS but because I've read about them
>>in the press.
>
>Do you have any examples?  I have heard that IBM has purchased more than
>40,000 transputers.  Even with four Victor-256's you can only account for 
>a very small percentage of the 40K.  Its an expensive way to make integrated
>circuit jewelry...they don't make good doorstops (too low to the ground, 
>but the pin-grid array does do a good job of grabbing the carpet) ...
>are there other uses for transputers that we don't know of?
>
>Steven W. Engle


I assume that there is a smiley missing from this posting somewhere.
Of course I can't give more information.
You wouldn't want be to be simultaneously sued by packs of INMOS
and IBM lawyers, would you ? (  8-)  ).

BTW, offers for the rights to market transputer jewelry should be
addressed to Andy Rabagliati, INMOS corp, PO Box 16000, Colorado Springs, CO 80935.

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