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- From: copes@cs.curtin.edu.au (Simon Cope)
- Subject: Re: 4000 (A hack?!)
- Message-ID: <copes.716449374@marsh>
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- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <9209132215.AA03484@nettlerash.berkeley.edu> <a7xn+cq.chet@netcom.com> <1992Sep13.211249.1@sevmsa.cs.msstate.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 05:42:54 GMT
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- gowen@sevmsa.cs.msstate.edu writes:
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- >>> Is the processor *IN* the processor slot, or is it mounted like the
- >>>Tandem (On a replacable card?)?
- >>
- >> It uses the processor slot, so when a new processor comes out 68060, RISC.
- >> It's just plug and go. From this machine you can see it's a modular design,
- >> AA and 4x chip bandwidth was the main drive for the base system.
- >>
- >"Just plug and go"? If you change architectures (i.e., move from an '060 to
- >an incompatable RISC chip), you cannot just plug and go. All the software
- >that currently uses the Motorola '0x0 architecture will not run because the
- >instruction set is different not compatable. You would need a compatable
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- The RISC card would likely be for Unix.
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- >Always curious,
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- >Lon
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- >--
- >Lon D. Gowen, PhD; Office: (601) 323-7508; Fax: (601) 325-8997
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