NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/games/video/25782

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Subject: Re: 16 bit graphics or cpu?
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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:13:11 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Gary Snow) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>>
>>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.
>
>Where did you get this info??? Also combining two processors doesn't
>increase the number of bits of a console or computer, unless they
>are super scalar CPUs, which they are not. I am a technical person, and
>if you know a way to do the above, let me know, I would like to invest
>a little money in something that could revolutionize the computer
>industry.
>
>Gary
>
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>Gary Snow
>uunet!clark!gsnow  or  [e-mail]