Subject: re: PX/PXG and Neon project (beating the dead horse again)
To: Andy Doran <ad@fionn.sports.gov.uk>
From: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
List: port-pmax
Date: 04/18/2000 00:07:22 
   
   > i dunno.  the i960 is a pretty general purpose cpu.  
   
   Nah. It's targeted towards controller applications - RAID, printers,
   toasters... Like, why would a general purpose CPU grok 248 separate 
   hardware interrupts? :)


*shrug*


i did a lot of work with the i960 in 1991 or so and i came to the
conclusion that it was a very good general purpose CPU.  it is
certainly good for controller applications -- but it is *not*
limited to them by anything other than marketing.