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From: "Blaise Fanning" <[e-mail]>
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Date:          Tue, 31 Oct 1995 11:19:46 +0000
Subject:       Re: PowerPCs and Lightwave?
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> Well, don't hold your breath on the PowerPC 620. It seems that due to
> it's size and complexity, it has been in beta forever, and may never see
> the light of day. IBM has been hedging, but both PowerPC News and PCWeek
> anticipate them dropping the 620 entirely and going to enhanced 603s. It
> still looks like a great chip for the price, though. Check out the BeBox
> (http://www.be.com) for a GREAT application of it. Oh, and the major
> reason stated to drop the chip is it wouldn't be siginificantly cheaper
> than a PentiumPro (what, do I have the amateur version ?!?) at the same
> performance, and it has to be cheaper in order to be a viable
> alternative in the market today.
>

At Microprocessor Forum, the IBM guy swore up and down that the 620
wasn't cancelled.  I think he doth protest too much :-)

Maybe there are more floating point bugs running around the Pentium
that the Pentium Pro (I just love that name) doesn't have, and thus
is suitable for professional use :-)
Blaise Fanning
Chief Technology Officer
Deskstation Technology
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