lane@sumex-aim.stanford.edu (Christopher Lane) (01/03/90)
I ran across an add for Cincinnati Microwave's ESCORT automotive radar
detector and was ammused to learn that:
The heart of ESCORT's DSP circuitry is this 20 MHz 24 bit
HCMOS processor, a custom version of the Motorola DSP 56000.
Does this mean that when/if a NeXT portable becomes available we'll be able to
run a software radar detector on the DSP? (Just like we were supposed to be
able to run a software modem on it. ;-)
Actually, it would be interesting to know if there are commercial applications
of Motorola's 56000 that would be practical to imagine porting to (and
expanding upon) the NeXT -- anyone know of any?
- Christopher
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