Re: New ][ Hardware - DSP board (soon!)

[rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins)]

In article <1mhe1fINN5u3@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>, jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L. Brookes) writes:
> In article <C2zDC7.BHG@javelin.sim.es.com> kpopple@imp.sim.es.com
> (Ken Poppleton) writes:
>>Memory: Total of 9K words (24 bit) divided into:
>>	dsp56001 internal memory 512 words program (P),
>>				 256 words X data
>>				 256 words Y data
>>	external 8k words usable as 8k in P,
>>				    or 4k in each of X or Y
>>	external 8kx8 Eprom or EEprom in P, X, or Y memory
> [possible future things]
>>	Design an expansion memory board.
> 
> Wouldn't it be better to have sockets for SIMMs right on the board?  I
> can think of a lot of applications where going through 1mhz to get to
> the memory would bog the DSP down tremendously.  Having 1 SIMM socket
> capable of 256, 1, or 4mb on board would be a very cool option, IMHO.

You might want to make more memory standard. (The Atari Falcon has 96K 
words)  I heard that one of the reasons the DSP in the NeXT is underused is 
because of its lack of memory. (Only 32K words.)

256K SIMMS are practically free now!

Already in development for the Falcon is a voice mail system. I also heard 
that a FAX modem is possible with a DSP with only a cable. (and the modem 
can be 14.4K, and as soon as a new standard for higher speeds comes out, 
all it takes is a software update!)

Later.......

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