26 Sep
2014
26 Sep
'14
2:54 p.m.
On 9/26/14 1:01 PM, Josh Dersch wrote:
Hi all --
I have the opportunity to pick up a Ridge 32/330, which looks like a pretty
interesting 32-bit server/workstation from the mid-80s.
bit of history
Ridge was formed by ex-HP folks from the 3000 division. One of the main guys was
John Sell, who was one of the microcode gurus on the 3000, the designer of the
3000/40 CPU and one of the architects of PowerPC at Apple.
Ridge's claim to fame was being the first 32 bit "RISC" computer.
In quotes, because it is a microcoded machine.
They wrote their own operating system (ROS), later there was a System V
port done by Bull. The 330 uses a second-generation processor board.
press release
http://books.google.com/books?id=-pFmhH5Yv1AC&pg=RA1-PA73&lpg=RA1-Pā¦
I worked with a lot of ex-Ridge hardware guys through the 90's at Apple.