| From: A.R. Duell[SMTP:ard12_at_eng.cam.ac.uk]
| I wonder how many others on this list don't even own a non-classic
| computer?
Depends on how you define "computer". Even my surround sound processor
has a 80 MHz 40 MIPS 24-bit DSP with more than 64K of RAM on-chip. Most
of our cars have sophisticated engine management computers.
I mentioned to my wife the other day that my Pentium Pro has more
transistors (5.5M) than the entire rest of my antique machine collection
and other household items put together, _including_ her Pentium machine
(3.1M).
Even subtracting the Pentium chip, the Pro still has enough transistors
to make about 83 PC-XT's and who knows how many Altairs.
On the other hand, we all still have a bunch of Z80's even if we don't
collect classics. Zilog has a huge family of Z80 processors for IR
remotes, keyboard controllers, IDE hard drives, PCMCIA,
televisions/cable boxes, voice memo units, serial ports, etc. I
wouldn't be surprised if the average American owned half a dozen Z80's.
Kai
Received on Thu Apr 10 1997 - 15:39:30 BST
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