Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!decwrl!hplabs!pyramid!cbmvax!daveh From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: July Vaporware -- send rumors; see your name in print! Message-ID: <4202@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 7 Jul 88 20:34:34 GMT References: <8807020332.AA13396@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 17 in article <8807020332.AA13396@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) says: > > The W65C832 features a 32-bit instruction set and an internal math coprocessor. > ...Mensch says Western eventually will produce a 20 MHz version that will > compare favorably with the Motorola 68020 processor and 68881 math coprocessor > in today's Mac II. - Open Apple June Until he puts a real 32 bit bus on the thing, don't count on it. The 65C816 chip, at a reasonable speed at least, could give an 8088 a run for it's money, but it's not going to touch a 68000 or 80286 with it's 8 bit data bus. That goes doubly for any 32 bit version of the thing. And to compete with 32 bit machines, he'll need to offer an MMU. -- Dave Haynie "The 32 Bit Guy" Commodore-Amiga "The Crew That Never Rests" {ihnp4|uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: D-DAVE H BIX: hazy "I can't relax, 'cause I'm a Boinger!"