Overhyped Innovations (was Re: OS's In ROM's (was: Re: Mac Classic prob (was Macintoshes..

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sat Jun 27 09:38:54 1998

<Wasn't the i960 (the new Fast Ethernet chip) based on 432 archeticture?
< Ciao,

First of all the I960 is not a new eithernet chip it's off the high end
single chip micro end where the 8096 and 80860 lived.

432 based... not even close. The 432 was a data object oriented system
with a very unique bus. Aimed at ADA and Pascal type languages.

Allison
Received on Sat Jun 27 1998 - 09:38:54 BST