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- From: bbishop@crusader.torolab.ibm.com ()
- Subject: Re: 16 bit graphics or cpu?
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:21:33 GMT
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- With the processing power of the SNES and the SNES/CD unit, it is suppose to
- be able to have a couple of X stations attached to it. It also should still
- have plenty of computing power left over because of the 16 bit and 32 bit
- processors, making it the eqivalent of 1.2X10^24 bit machine (16 bit ^ 32 bit).
- There are a lot of non technical people out there who dont realize that you
- get can get a 1.2X10^24 bit processor eqivalent from a 16 bit processor and
- a 32 bit processor. The MHz it operates at will be increased as well... The
- SNES operates at (roughly 3 MHz) but the new CD unit will operate at 50 MHz
- making the total 7.17X10^23 MHz (3 MHz ^ 50 MHz)... So this machine should
- be able to handle bitmaps.
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- Brad
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