pcg@cs.aber.ac.uk (Piercarlo Grandi) (12/22/90)
On 17 Dec 90 13:58:48 GMT, chuck@trantor.harris-atd.com (Chuck Musciano) said: [ ... news that the MIPS ECL chip is actually out, even if in sample-like numbers (150) ... ] chuck> I also mentioned the existence of ECL SPARC systems from FPS Computing. chuck> I made those statements based upon information supplied to me by FPS. chuck> Further requests for details should be directed to FPS Computing. I have also been very fond of ECL for sentimental reasons, and I regard it as very interesting that people are trying, with some encouraging success, to make ECL microprocessors. Urrah! for MIPS and FPS. I remember that DG was developing an ECL 88K, it would be interesting to know what has become of it. It would be even more interesting to read a simple summary to why it is so much more difficult to make ECL microcomputers than CMOS ones. Is it just the technology (power dissipation comes to mind immediately) or is it that we are further down the learning curve with CMOS than ECL? -- Piercarlo Grandi | ARPA: pcg%uk.ac.aber.cs@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk Dept of CS, UCW Aberystwyth | UUCP: ...!mcsun!ukc!aber-cs!pcg Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, UK | INET: pcg@cs.aber.ac.uk