Dave McGuire writes:
>> 
>> The NS16032 and NS32032 are very much like a VAX too, at least
>> architecturally.  The NS guys claimed a much tighter instruction set,
>> and their MMU is probably better in sime respects....  They certainly
>> seemed to run faster than a MicroVAX at the same clock speed !  ;-)
> 
>   Really?  I never really looked at them in that way.  Perhaps I shall
> have to revisit them. :) 
>

Well..one can't overlook the fact that regardless of the beauty of the 
architecture, there were implimentation issues with the early 32000 
processors.  The errata sheets were a mile long.  The 32332 & 32532 were 
much better, bugwise & performance wise, but still had numerous issues.  
There are some interesting workarounds in the GCC code generator.  These 
issues contributed significantly to the death of the line. 

>   
> Are there any decent machines around built with those procs? 
> 

Encore Multimax, Sequent Balance, some nifty Tektronix workstations, 
ICM3216, PC532, Heurikon VME532, many other more or less obscure boxen. 

Ken Seefried, CISSP