[net.micro] Vaporware Awards

mdm@ecn-pc.UUCP (Mike D McEvoy) (12/19/85)

>> oh, don't tell this to Henry Spencer...the 32032 only has 8 general
>> purpose registers.  I guess lots of registers just isn't elegant.
>Actually, I like lots of registers.  But when I say "lots", I mean LOTS.
>If the register count doesn't have a "K" on the end, forget it.
>				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology

Speaking of which, you should see this new product announcement from the
"big I" that a salesman just dropped on my desk.... You wouldn't believe
all those registers could be in that little chip, would you??? Of course
something had to go to make room, so all math operations now use table 
look-up. (Said with jest, while I sit here waiting for the 1986 vaporware
contest entries to arrive).

Since the year is closing out, how about some nominations for the vaporware
of the year contest (1985)?????
				Big Mac

doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) (12/20/85)

> Since the year is closing out, how about some nominations for the vaporware
> of the year contest (1985)?????

That oughta be a long list.  My nominees are the Zilog Z800 and Z80000.
-- 
Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {hardy,savax,seismo,decvax,ihnp4}!terak!doug

alan@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Alan Algustyniak) (12/20/85)

>
>Since the year is closing out, how about some nominations for the vaporware
>of the year contest (1985)?????
>				Big Mac

No contest; the S1 os wins hands down!