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- From: steved@inmos.co.uk (Stephen Doyle)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer
- Subject: re: T9000 status
- Message-ID: <24973.9208171506@lion.inmos.co.uk>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 15:06:00 GMT
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- in Article 2466 of inmos.lists.transputer PVR@autoctrl.rug.ac.be
- (Patrick Van Renterghem) writes:
-
- >I just hope that ... 'fully integrated'
- >means alpha T9 plus VCP.
- >Having lost several design-ins to Texas already, any hick-ups
- >could be a real catastrophy for INMOS.
-
- 'fully integrated' does mean T9000 + VCP.
-
- Your statement on Texas is inaccurate. It is a credit to the transputer
- (and perhaps a reflection on Texas' offerings) that there have not
- been design-in losses to Texas. There is still only one real transputer family
- and randomly sticking links on a processor does not make it a contender. An
- interpretation of the situation could be that even a (previously) absent
- T9000 is considered better than a real C30/C40.
-
- I will reiterate Roger Shepherds statement:-
-
- >>> Recent progress on the T9000 has been good - a trade paper (Electronics
- >>> Times?) reported CORRECTLY that the T9000 alpha silicon has now come
- >>> out of fabrication and is being tested. The first fully integrated T9000
- >>> device should enter fab shortly.
-
- regards,
-
- Steve Doyle, Software Marketing, INMOS Ltd | Tel +44 454 616616
- 1000 Aztec West |
- Almondsbury | UK: steved@inmos.co.uk
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