Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sjuvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!sjuvax!jss From: jss@sjuvax.UUCP (Jonathan Shapiro) Newsgroups: net.micro.16k Subject: Re: IEEE-696 (S100) NS32016 (nee NS16032) CPU board? Message-ID: <553@sjuvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Oct-84 22:31:36 EDT Article-I.D.: sjuvax.553 Posted: Mon Oct 15 22:31:36 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Oct-84 05:24:40 EDT References: <3202@rabbit.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Saint Josephs Univ. Phila., Pa. Lines: 14 [Aren't you hungry...] It seems to be the case (from other things which have run on the net) that the 32000 series has lots and lots of microcode bugs. Also, the quantity prices are not terrific, which probably explains the lack of availability. In any case, they are promising everything Real Soon Now as Jerry Pournelle (sp?) would say. Finally, the DMA chips are only now coming to sampling, so it may be that everyone has been held up by this. Jon Shapiro Haverford College ...!allegra!sjuvax!jss