On Thu, 24 May 2001, Jeffrey l Kaneko wrote:
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> On Thu, 24 May 2001 10:36:20 -0700 (PDT) "Peter C. Wallace"
> <pcw_at_mesanet.com> writes:
> > >Great - and Thanks! I will try it this evening!
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> > > Good luck!
> > > Al
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> > > PS mesanet.com? Anything to do with the Mesa language?
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> > No just our company name... though who knows, maybe I was influenced
> > by the Mesa Users Guide on my bookshelf when I made up the name (15
> > years ago)
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> Wasn't it also the name of the processor chip used in the Daybreak?
Yes, all of the Xerox Workstations from the Alto on use a Mesa processor,
A little like a Nova but with Writable Control Store (WCS). Probably made
with MSI/SSI TTL in the Alto, 2900 bit slices in the Dandelion. Not sure
whether Daybreak uses 2900 bit slices or ASICs - got to look at one of my
cards...
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Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics
Received on Thu May 24 2001 - 13:48:49 BST