>
> > > How do you feel about this board?
> > >
> > > -- Youda
> > >
> > Sounds great. Please post any/all info you get.
> >
> > Maybe we could get a discount for just one of the motherboard designs.
>
> The five designs would seem to be the MB, Ethernet, serial, etc. I'm
> kind of interested in the other designs also.
>
The five designs includes 3 mother boards: Vr4000/4400PC, Vr4000/4400SC and
VR4400MC motherboards, it sounds like NEC/MIPS really want this thing
get to end users hand. they also have 4200, low cost, low power part.
from their flyer, they seems also have 3600A, with FPU.
>
> In about 6 - 9 months, IDT release the Orion chip, which is a pin compatible
> replacement for the R4000PC which should cost less than $200 in small to
> medium quantities. This adds weight to my argument for us pause this project
> for about 6 months.
>
> Don't forget though, that you automatically need twice the RAM, because this
> is a 64-bit CPU. (That is unless there is bus sizing logic on the board.)
>
> --
> Neil Russell (The wizard from OZ)
> Pyramid Technology Email: caret@pyramid.com
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>
With kits like NECs and I guess other company will join, there may be more
than one start up company want to make MIPS based computer, since NEC will
have:
.. And coming soon is an ACER designed, NEC manufactured PICA (performance-
enhanced IO and CPU Architecture) chip set which will offer another high-
performance solution... coupled with ACER's manufacturing kit, provides an
optional complete system solution....
-- Youda
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