22 Jul
1999
22 Jul
'99
3:08 a.m.
Gary wrote:
Well, I never worked with T9K processors either, but I
do distinctly
remember my awe-turned-revulsion several years ago when the reality
of the T9K became clear. (This is visceral from memory - if you
need details I'll have to get out my T9 books.)
I attended two (maybe the last two) Transputer
User's Group conventions,
and in the first of these, everyone was abuzz with news of the T9s.
But the chips were delayed and delayed and by the time of the second
convention, many of the "ooohs" had turned into "ewww" (the sound
one
makes involuntarily when driving past a dead skunk on the highway.)
But now I'm wondering even more than before -- what exactly did you hate
about the T9 series? You've only piqued my curiosity.
Sorry for the spillage - I love Transputers and feel
they are an important
piece of computer history in spite of their rather short "mainstream" life.
I can't speak for everybody but I think this discussion is interesting (and
on topic). The design is novel and the allure is certainly high too. Maybe
nobody else on the list has the fantasy of getting a really super-speedy
computer system (with well-documented software) but I do, and the Transputer
series sounds pretty close to that ideal.
Now if only the boards that keep popping up for sale were in the US! I get
the impression they're all in England.
-- Derek