PDP-11 = Pentium Killer?

From: Daniel A. Seagraves <DSEAGRAV_at_toad.xkl.com>
Date: Wed Apr 22 16:08:19 1998

What would happen if we made a PC-sized PDP-11 processor using the Alpha
technology? (On a single chip, clock it at ~300-400 MHz)
As the PDP-11 instruction set is MUCH better than 80x86, would it outrun
a PC? Could this be a Pentium Killer?
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Received on Wed Apr 22 1998 - 16:08:19 BST

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