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Re: [TCLUG:3420] MIPS is dead



On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 Brad_C_Elkin@notes.seagate.com wrote:
> Also, I heard MERCED will be a variation on VLIW. Can anyone confirm/deny?
> The implication is that it's getting too expensive to get performance by
> bumping the clock rate up..

I've read that Merced is going to be binary compatible with HP-PA, meaning
they will be able to run HP-UX with a "simple" port of that. I imagine
they (HP and Intel) will also be working on x86 emulation.

Chris Schumann <whizkid@dwave.net>