24 May
2001
24 May
'01
6:48 a.m.
On Thu, 24 May 2001, Jeffrey l Kaneko wrote:
On Thu, 24 May 2001 10:36:20 -0700 (PDT) "Peter C. Wallace"
<pcw(a)mesanet.com> writes:
Wasn't it also the name of the processor chip used in the Daybreak?
Yes, all of the Xerox Workstations from the Alto on use a Mesa processor,
A little like a Nova but with Writable Control Store (WCS). Probably made
with MSI/SSI TTL in the Alto, 2900 bit slices in the Dandelion. Not sure
whether Daybreak uses 2900 bit slices or ASICs - got to look at one of my
cards...
Great -
and Thanks! I will try it this evening!
Good luck!
Al
PS mesanet.com? Anything to do with the Mesa language?
No just our company name... though who knows, maybe I was influenced
by the Mesa Users Guide on my bookshelf when I made up the name (15
years ago)
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