Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.13 $; site iuvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!willc From: willc@iuvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: cheap 68K system Message-ID: <400024@iuvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 3-Nov-84 16:42:00 EST Article-I.D.: iuvax.400024 Posted: Sat Nov 3 16:42:00 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 5-Nov-84 21:11:58 EST References: <4145@tekecs.UUCP> Lines: 16 Nf-ID: #R:tekecs:-414500:iuvax:400024:000:647 Nf-From: iuvax!willc Nov 3 16:42:00 1984 The system you describe is similar to a system sold by Stride Micro (formerly Sage). They also advertise 3 MIPS for a 12 MHz 68000, but they don't mention that 3 MIPS is a peak rather than average rate. Furthermore the figure is for the 68000 instruction set, so it can't be compared to rates for any other processors. Un*x System V does not support virtual memory. I presume the MMU is for relocation and protection. A Stride 440 with 12 MHz 68000, 512 KB RAM (0 wait states), 15 MB disk, MMU, Un*x V, and p-system lists for about $9000. They claim that MOSYS will be available but it is not in their catalog. William Clinger willc@indiana