sherem@mipscan.uucp (Sheila Remtulla) (03/07/90)
RISC AND UNIX "MORE MIPS; CHEAPER MIPS; NEVER TOO MANY!" You are cordially invited to a talk by John R. Mashey, Vice President Systems Technology, MIPS Computer Systems. This talk discusses the RISC design process as well as the interesting relationships between RISC and UNIX. This talk also examines current trends in CPU design and offers some thoughts on the future profile of the computing industry in the face of rapidly improving levels of performance and cost/performance. CPU performance is not the only important design area however, and other topics touched upon include: + What are the implications for applications and software development approaches? + In 1993, when we build an 800 Mips Cpu complex in a one-foot cube, what will we do for I/O? * REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED * TORONTO Date: TIME: 1500 hrs - 1700 hrs DATE: Wed. March 14th, 1990 PLACE: University of Toronto, Sanford Fleming Bldg - Room 1101 John will be speaking in a number of Ontario Cities, futher details will be posted to comp.sys.mips, and ont.events with the appropriate distribution. - - (For more information, please contact Sheila Remtulla (416) 624-4286) -- Sheila Remtulla Tel: (416)624-4286 MIPS Canada Fax: (416)624-6249