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From: torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan Torrie)
Subject: Re: Computer Architecture question
Message-ID: <1991May9.070349.15151@neon.Stanford.EDU>
Sender: torrie@neon.Stanford.EDU (Evan James Torrie)
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Ca , USA
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Date: Thu, 9 May 1991 07:03:49 GMT
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jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) writes:

>> an 88K processor in a computer that is based on the 68K and expect it

>    Who knows, who cares. Use the thing as a co-processor, like they
>    use those Inmos chips.

  This generally works OK for special purpose jobs, but not very well for
general purpose work, i.e. you'd like your OS to also go fast, but it
can't because its running on the host processor.
  
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