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Date: Sun 04-Apr-1989 19:18:41 From: Unknown Subject: Mainframe on a chip? (was: NeXT alternatives) in article <700@adobe.UUCP>, greid@adobe.com (Glenn Reid) says: > Where is the "mainframe-on-a-chip" architecture? I've been wondering this myself? Is that merely a Jobs buzzword for "we use DMA now, and only do 1/2 the busywork with the CPU"? I mean, maybe in comparison to a Macintosh, which even reads the stupid hard disk controller with the CPU, this NeXT looks "mainframe-ish". But at least from everything I've read, I don't see anything there that the rest of the world, excepting Macintosh and PClone, haven't been doing for years already. Could be I'm missing something -- if so, I'd like to be enlightened if possible. > Glenn Reid > (personal remarks, not company position)
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