justthisonce666

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   by justthisonce666 5y ago

   While I was musing about such matters, now, the TI C80 MVP, that was an interesting one to write software for.
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   by justthisonce666 5y ago

   I've programmed both, though only shipped products that used the i960 (CA and KB). I believe the i960 tended to be used in things like printers but there weren't many design wins for the i860. I managed to miss the magic that is
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   by justthisonce666 5y ago

   >They had made the 8008 and 8080, but those were awkward and ungainly chips meant to power calculators, I remember talking to Vic Poor when I used to work with him and calculators didn't seem to figure into the whole deal. It'