ENGLE@A.ISI.EDU (02/21/90)
David Boreham writes; >There are definitely more IBM transputer projects. I know this >not because I work for INMOS but because I've read about them >in the press. Do you have any examples? I have heard that IBM has purchased more than 40,000 transputers. Even with four Victor-256's you can only account for a very small percentage of the 40K. Its an expensive way to make integrated circuit jewelry...they don't make good doorstops (too low to the ground, but the pin-grid array does do a good job of grabbing the carpet) ... are there other uses for transputers that we don't know of? Steven W. Engle
drdeath@wpi.wpi.edu (George Dan Kostopoulos) (02/21/90)
From postnews Tue Feb 20 18:51:52 1990 > I have heard that IBM has purchased more than > 40,000 transputers. Even with four Victor-256's you can only account for > a very small percentage of the 40K. Its an expensive way to make integrated > circuit jewelry...they don't make good doorstops (too low to the ground, > but the pin-grid array does do a good job of grabbing the carpet) ... > are there other uses for transputers that we don't know of? > > Steven W. Engle IBM could be using the 40k transputers it bought as thumbtacks. Or maybe a sales campain. BUY A PS/2 and get a real CPU free. :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've got it bad, | My favorite fictional character is Death, got it bad, | because the only certainties in life are got it bad, | death and taxes and there is no I'm hot for preacher!!!! | incarnation for taxes! -Hester Prynne | -Doctor Death -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Internet address: drdeath@WPI.WPI.EDU
davidb@braf.inmos.co.uk (David Boreham) (02/22/90)
In article <[A.ISI.EDU]20-Feb-90.11:29:26.ENGLE> ENGLE@A.ISI.EDU writes: >David Boreham writes; > >>There are definitely more IBM transputer projects. I know this >>not because I work for INMOS but because I've read about them >>in the press. > >Do you have any examples? I have heard that IBM has purchased more than >40,000 transputers. Even with four Victor-256's you can only account for >a very small percentage of the 40K. Its an expensive way to make integrated >circuit jewelry...they don't make good doorstops (too low to the ground, >but the pin-grid array does do a good job of grabbing the carpet) ... >are there other uses for transputers that we don't know of? > >Steven W. Engle I assume that there is a smiley missing from this posting somewhere. Of course I can't give more information. You wouldn't want be to be simultaneously sued by packs of INMOS and IBM lawyers, would you ? ( 8-) ). BTW, offers for the rights to market transputer jewelry should be addressed to Andy Rabagliati, INMOS corp, PO Box 16000, Colorado Springs, CO 80935. David Boreham, INMOS Limited | mail(uk): davidb@inmos.co.uk or ukc!inmos!davidb Bristol, England | (us): uunet!inmos.com!davidb +44 454 616616 ex 547 | Internet: davidb@inmos.com