Wayne%OZ.AI.MIT.EDU@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU (Wayne McGuire) (09/29/86)
Date: Saturday, 27 September 1986 20:45-EDT From: SARGON%UMass.BITNET at WISCVM.WISC.EDU I have seen three references to the 68030. Does such a beast actually exist on paper or otherwise? If so would someone kindly pass along some information on it. Thanks in advance. -Steve [The following contains pointers to a generation of AI-oriented 68040 and 80486 chips, and is reprinted without the permission of Newsnet or IDB Daily. -- WHM] Copyright IDB ONLINE--THE COMPUTING INDUSTRY DAILY Tuesday August 12, 1986 INTEL AND MOTOROLA JOSTLE FOR DESIGN WINS Intel and Motorola continue to vie for position in the 32-bit MPU league. Motorola is expected to introduce its 68030 sometime next month, while Intel will see its 80386 moving further into the artificial intelligence market as software suppliers come out in its support at the AAAI symposium opening in Philadelphia today. According to reports from the US, the 68030 tweaks the architecture of the 68020 for increased performance. It is the forerunner to the 68040, Motorola's first 32-bit processor with on board memory management unit. Details of Intel's 80486 are still sparse, but the direction of the 80386 into the AI market suggests that the new part will be optimised for AI applications in knowledge-based systems and natural language interfaces. Key goals for the 80486 are the support of Lisp and Prolog, with all products targetted to support Unix System V. Among the companies reported by US trade paper, Electronic News, to be working on AI languages and development environments are Gold Hill, which will have a System V version of the GCLisp 386 developer with compiler, interpreter and Emacs editor by the first quarter of 1987; and Lucid, with its Common Lisp environment with compiler, interpreter, debugger and foreign function interface. Franz will have its Common Lisp environment and tools ready in the autumn; while Arity is planning a Prolog programming environment plus tool set for early 1987. Companies still expected to make a formal commitment of support are Quintus and Teknowledge.