[rescue] Compaq Proliant 8000

[Dave McGuire]

On Apr 28, 2004, at 4:01 PM, Joshua Boyd wrote:
>>   My memory may be suffering from bit rot, but I never saw it marketed
>> as a general-purpose CPU.  It was generally touted as a "Cray on a
>> chip".
>
> All I know is that supposed historians record it as an attempt at a
> general purpose chip.

   Hmm.  In that case, I'll trust my memory of what the Intel literature 
said. :)

> Like the reports that NT was originally targeted at the i860 before 
> they
> moved it to MIPs.

   Now that is something I've not heard.

       -Dave

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