Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Some thoughts on future micro-comp Message-ID: <4567@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Thu, 1-Nov-84 10:56:33 EST Article-I.D.: utzoo.4567 Posted: Thu Nov 1 10:56:33 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Nov-84 10:56:33 EST References: <20300008@okstate.UUCP>, <10400170@uiucdcs.UUCP> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 11 > You have left out HP with their RISC-chip family: Spectrum. You have > left out the 68020. You have left out whatever RISC-like thing that > DEC will do. You have left out the Z80000. .... Obviously he was discussing only *real* chips, not vaporware. Well, I may be insulting HP -- I'm not sure about their chips -- but the others you mention are all in the Real Soon Now category. With chip manufacturers, Real Soon Now often means Maybe Someday. -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry