27 May
2006
27 May
'06
2:02 p.m.
On 5/26/2006 at 10:31 PM Allison wrote:
It was very common in the market that specific -n
didn't mean speed
and even when it did -1 or -5 could mean the fastest or slowest.
especially for non memory parts.
...and sometimes I think it can mean missed design goals. Case in point,
the National NSC800 CPU:
NSC800-1 = 1 MHz
NSC800-2 = 2 MHz
NSC800-3 = 2.5 MHz
NSC800-35 = 3.5 MHz
NSC800-4 = 4 MHz
You've got to wonder about that -3 part.
Cheers,
Chuck