Re: Hey, idiots!

[jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L Brookes)]

In article <3031bp$nnc@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, Todd P. Whitesel
<toddpw@mince.ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:

>oops, my goof, I was thinking of a different box which hasn't come out yet.

The Sega Saturn uses a custom chipset derived from the MIPS series.  The
new Nintendo box will use a 4200 series varient.

>>designed by an Atari subsidiary and manufactured by Motorola, among others.
>
>right, these are the "64 bit" woo woo graphics chips aren't they.

That is a convoluted answer indeed :)  If you asked me, I'd say hybrid
32/64 (but then, nobody does ask me ;)

>Todd Whitesel
>toddpw @ ugcs.caltech.edu
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