v097pba8@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Ken F Morton) (04/25/91)
Is it a 030? Or what? Thanks... Ken Morton "A vacant engineer rides on a v097pba8@ubvms.Bitnet train of thought that will not v097pba8@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu lead him home" - Edie Brickell
txhou@mcs.drexel.edu (Xinjun Hou) (04/26/91)
In article <73063@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v097pba8@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu writes: > > Is it a 030? Or what? > > Thanks... > > Intel 80486
rroberts@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Ross Allan Roberts) (04/26/91)
>> Is it a 030? Or what? >> > Intel 80486 WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! (someone say 'April Fool,' PL-EEEEase!) Ross R.
davidn@omews80.intel.com (David Nedwek) (04/26/91)
>>> Is it a 030? Or what? >>> >> Intel 80486 > > WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! > (someone say 'April Fool,' PL-EEEEase!) Fear not, your leg was being pulled. In fact, all Mac's have an Intel 432 under the hood. :-) | David Nedwek - Platform Architecture Centre - intel Corporation | | davidn@ichips.intel.com ...!any-MX-mailer-like-uunet!ichips.intel.com!davidn| | .include(/usr/lib/standard.disclaimer) |
n138ct@tamuts.tamu.edu (Brent Burton) (04/26/91)
No, the mac plus uses an '000. (REAL powerhouse) Brent Burton n138ct@tamuts.tamu.edu
john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III) (04/26/91)
In article <73063@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v097pba8@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu writes: > Is it a 030? Or what? It must use an "or what" 8-). Seriously, the main CPU is a 68000 running at 7+ MHz. The Classic and SE use the same chip running at the same base CPU speed. You would have to move up to an SE/30, SI, CI, CX, or FX to get a 68030. The Mac II and LC use the 68020. BTW, there are 68030 upgrade boards available for the Mac Plus from third party suppliers. -john- -- ============================================================================= John A. Weeks III (612) 942-6969 john@newave.mn.org NeWave Communications ...uunet!tcnet!wd0gol!newave!john
stevew@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Steven L Wootton) (04/26/91)
In article <1991Apr25.211610.6013@omews63.intel.com> davidn@omews80.UUCP (David Nedwek) writes: >>>> Is it a 030? Or what? >>>> >>> Intel 80486 >> >> WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! >> (someone say 'April Fool,' PL-EEEEase!) > >Fear not, your leg was being pulled. > >In fact, all Mac's have an Intel 432 under the hood. :-) Ah, so that explains it. The OS is written in Ada. I knew it had to be something like that. Thanks for clearing everything up. Steve Wootton stevew@ecn.purdue.edu stevew@pur-ee.uucp stevew%ecn.purdue.edu@purccvm.bitnet
john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III) (04/26/91)
In article <1991Apr25.195853.9598@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> rroberts@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Ross Allan Roberts) writes: >>> Is it a 030? Or what? >>> >> Intel 80486 > > WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! > (someone say 'April Fool,' PL-EEEEase!) Actually, the Mac Plus uses a processor that is much more powerful than the i486. After all, the measure of power is whether people actually use a computer. -john- -- ============================================================================= John A. Weeks III (612) 942-6969 john@newave.mn.org NeWave Communications ...uunet!tcnet!wd0gol!newave!john
steveh@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Steven Howell) (04/26/91)
Naa,Naa, Naaa, you got it all wrong, I opened up the mac plus case, and looked at the chip and it said it was a 80486 K9P (hee hee) steve M68k Developers group
lasteve@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Steven D Borrelli) (04/28/91)
In article <1991Apr25.211610.6013@omews63.intel.com> davidn@omews80.UUCP (David Nedwek) writes: >>>> Is it a 030? Or what? >>>> >>> Intel 80486 >> >> WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! >> (someone say 'April Fool,' PL-EEEEase!) > >Fear not, your leg was being pulled. > >In fact, all Mac's have an Intel 432 under the hood. :-) > >| David Nedwek - Platform Architecture Centre - intel Corporation | >| davidn@ichips.intel.com ...!any-MX-mailer-like-uunet!ichips.intel.com!davidn| >| .include(/usr/lib/standard.disclaimer) | Really? An intel 432? Dammit, I thought they came with cray processors.
derek@leah.albany.edu (Cinderella Man) (04/28/91)
From lasteve@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Steven D Borrelli) come these immortal words: >In article <1991Apr25.211610.6013@omews63.intel.com> davidn@omews80.UUCP (David Nedwek) writes: [someone wanted to know:] >>>>> Is it a 030? Or what? [and someone answered:] >>>> Intel 80486 >>> >>> WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! >>> (someone say 'April Fool,' PL-EEEEase!) >> >>Fear not, your leg was being pulled. >>In fact, all Mac's have an Intel 432 under the hood. :-) > >Really? An intel 432? > >Dammit, I thought they came with cray processors. Well, my 128K Mac had several dozen N-Cube parallel processing units. I guess Apple was shopping around. Derek L. -- + + "When nothing else remains, one must scream. Silence is the ultimate + + + crime against humanity." -- Nadezhda Mandelstam + + _________________________ [Affix disclaimer here] ________________________ + + + + + Each one's life a novel no one else has read -- Peart + + + +
hagan@ecs.umass.edu (04/29/91)
Based on Apple's advertisements, i would say that the mac+ does not in fact have a CPU, but instead uses *your* mind (hence the lack of math performance :) ).To be real, its more like the MC680008 (the student version of the 68000, without the "advanced features") -- craig hagan
jerome@sampan (Jerome Chan Yeow Heong - 57875) (04/29/91)
>Well, my 128K Mac had several dozen N-Cube parallel processing units. >I guess Apple was shopping around. > > Derek L. Gee. My Mac runs on a 1-Mhz 6502 and has only 8K Ram. Do you guys know something I don't? .Chaos
ewm@mdavcr.UUCP (Eric W. Mitchell) (04/30/91)
In article <781@newave.UUCP> john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III) writes: >In article <73063@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v097pba8@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu writes: >> Is it a 030? Or what? > >It must use an "or what" 8-). Seriously, the main CPU is a 68000 running >at 7+ MHz. The Classic and SE use the same chip running at the same base >CPU speed. You would have to move up to an SE/30, SI, CI, CX, or FX to get >a 68030. The Mac II and LC use the 68020. > >BTW, there are 68030 upgrade boards available for the Mac Plus from third >party suppliers. > >-john- > HA HA HA HA HA!!! This is the funniest response so far!!! Boy, I thought the 80486 answer was good! Seriously, though - Who would think of using a 68000 on a computer? Actually, the Mac+ has a 8051 running at 23.6 MHz. In addition, it has a pair of SPARK chips for I/O and display handling (which is why screen updates are so slow). Eric -- ========================================================================== Eric Mitchell | "We're Screwed!!!" Ph. 604-278-3411 Fax. 604-278-2936 | email !uunet!van-bc!mdavcr!ewm | - Spaced Invaders. or ewm%mda.ca@wimsey.bc.ca | or ewm@mda.ca | ==========================================================================
bengaard@diku.dk (Jens Martin Bengaard) (05/01/91)
Processors are for boring IBM PC's with their old-fashioned command-line interfaces, no windows and mice, white-on-black look etc. Mac users are so creative that they don't need processors to solve their problems. Jens Bengaard bengaard@diku.dk
carter@cat23.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter) (05/06/91)
In article <1991Apr28.064941.9847@sarah.albany.edu> derek@leah.albany.edu (Cinderella Man) writes: > >From lasteve@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Steven D Borrelli) come these immortal words: >>In article <1991Apr25.211610.6013@omews63.intel.com> davidn@omews80.UUCP (David Nedwek) writes: >[someone wanted to know:] >>>>>> Is it a 030? Or what? >[and someone answered:] >>>>> Intel 80486 >>>> >>>> WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! >>>> (someone say 'April Fool,' PL-EEEEase!) >>> >>>Fear not, your leg was being pulled. >>>In fact, all Mac's have an Intel 432 under the hood. :-) >> >>Really? An intel 432? >> >>Dammit, I thought they came with cray processors. > > >Well, my 128K Mac had several dozen N-Cube parallel processing units. >I guess Apple was shopping around. > > Derek L. >-- >+ + "When nothing else remains, one must scream. Silence is the ultimate + + >+ crime against humanity." -- Nadezhda Mandelstam + >+ _________________________ [Affix disclaimer here] ________________________ + >+ + + + Each one's life a novel no one else has read -- Peart + + + + Funny, when I opened mine up, I had a CONNECTION MACHINE in mine. --Gregory