High performance coprocessor boards of the 80s and 90s - was Re: SGI ONYX

Guy Dawson guy at cuillin.org.uk
Thu Apr 28 14:51:48 CDT 2016


It was many many hundreds of pounds. £499 comes to mind but that might be
wishful thinking!

There was various bits of publicity on the thing and Acorn had a shop in
Covent Garden and about once a month I'd go down and ask them. I think they
must have said yes one day!


On 27 April 2016 at 23:18, Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 04/26/2016 01:33 PM, Guy Dawson wrote:
>
>> I bought a 32016 Cambridge Coprocessor back in the day. It's in my loft.
>>
>
> Oh, so it was you! ;-)   I'll try and file that away in my brain so I
> remember it in future... do you happen to remember how much it cost? (And
> were they advertized for sale somewhere, or did you have to call up Acorn
> and ask?)
>
> cheers
>
> Jules
>
>


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