Need Info on DEC 11/84 Board, M8190

From: CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com <(CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com)>
Date: Sun Oct 18 18:49:27 1998

>> If one were to estimate the number of transistors in a penitum II
>> at 100 million (?), then if an exchange has ~three relays per number,
>More like a little more than a 1 million. With a 100 million transistor
>CPU I could rule the world!!!

Assuming each relay occupied a cubic inch, one million relays would
occupy a cube 100 inches on each side, or just a bit over 8 feet on each side.
Not ridiculously large.

Of course, real relays much smaller than a cubic inch are readily available,
and a real computer of that density would have incredible cooling
problems.

Tim.
Received on Sun Oct 18 1998 - 18:49:27 BST