> Rick Bensene wrote:
> > Tektronix (the Oscilloscope people) built a line of early Unix workstations
> > based on the National 16032 (which was the 16-bit bus version of the 32032).
I may be coorected, but AFAIR are the 16032 and 32032 the very
same CPUs - NS just changed at one point the family name 16xxx
to 32xxx to reflect the 32 Bit hype. Bussize was always noted
by the last two digits, while the middle digit served as family.
16008/32008 8-Bit external Data
16016/32016 16-Bit external Data
16032/32032 32-Bit external Data
External FPUs 32081 and 32181
BTW, the NS32 family is still alive as embeded/single chip
CPUs - just the naming scheme changed to 32llbbv where
ll are two letters descibing the type (CG=CPU Core, FX=),
bb is the bussize (always 16 at the moment) anv v is a
version/subtype. Well, at least that'S what they had in
mind until they came up with names like NS32FX100 and 200.
So forget about naming schemes anymore.
Gruss
H.
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