Re: XMOS XC-1 kits are ****pping

On 10 Oct, 17:42, ste...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> On Oct 10, 9:01=A0pm, Leon <leon...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > I've just ordered my 1600 MIPS XMOS XC-1 design kit.
>
> > The XMOS chips will replace DSPs and FPGAs in a lot of applications.
>
> > I haven't been so excited about a new chip since the transputer came
> > out. David May designed them both, of course.
>
> > Leon
> > leon...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Is the comparison with the Transputer supposed to imply this is a half
> thought out design with brain dead execution? :-\
>
> Steve

The transputer was ahead of its time, and really pushed the technology
that was available. I sold a lot of systems using it, mostly to
universities and research establishments, because there was nothing
else around with that sort of performance then. Inmos even had their
own fab!

Leon