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Re: Apple Storm
payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne) writes:
: I was reading in Byte (I think) of a new micro-programmable RISC
: chip which could emulate a fast 486 (and run slightly faster) when
: programmed as a 486. It said that the design team had already
: written the microcode to emulate a 68040 and the i486. At production
: volume the prices mentioned were around $10-$15/CPU.
:
: It occurred to me this might be a great way to soup up the Apple-II.
: Just program in as a 65C816, and it should run rings around even the
: Sanyo 14 MHZ chip.
:
: I need to dig that up and post the article. I think it was a short
: Nanobyte article.
I remember this also. When the Avatar discussion started I sent the
information about this to Bill H. twice and never heard back.
Maybe the letters never made it.
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Gary F. Desrochers
gdesroch@slate.mines.colorado.edu