knudsen (02/26/83)
Well, I certainly have learned a lot about the new Nat Semi chips. Just one more example of how being last can make you the best (where was NatSemi all these 8-bit years? Watching the rest and learning!). Yes, the 1st response I got was a mail from someone at Translation Systems who plans to put out Unix v7 with PL/1 dialect soon. His letter was so obnoxious I don't know why I'm giving the free ad, except I like to see Unix all over the place. He also claimed the FPU would do 64-bit multiply (floating IEEE) in 6.4 usec, much better than what I remember being claimed for the Big Two, whose proponents are still arguing flt pt speeds over on net.micro.68K. Very glad to hear the 16032 comes on a DIP (like 68000, unlike 80186 or 80286). Makes it feasible to experiment with a sample or two. mike k
billw (03/09/83)
#R:ihnss:-146400:sri-unix:16000006:000:438 sri-unix!billw Feb 27 19:01:00 1983 National watching and learning while everyone else was making 8-bitters? Dont beleive it! National was one of the first companies to come out with a 16 bit machine (the PACE, I dont know its number). The current immense popularity of this chip should be sufficient to show everyone just waht the learned from the 8 bit market. Oh well, I guess it's easier to learn from your own mistakes, than from other peoples successes... BillW