Actually, I was reading in a newsgroup, the VMS newsgroup I think it was,
that the PA-RISC chip is on the Merced chip. Basically, Intel will sell
Merced's with the chip disabled (kind of like the math co-processor on the
486 SX's) and HP will sell it with the PA-RISC chip enabled so it can run
HP-UX.
> > Keep in mind that the merced chip was not really designed or created by
> > Intel at all.
> >
> > It was created almost completely by HP (by the same group responsible for
> > PA-RISC), with Intel as merely the production facilities. For obvious
> > marketing, competitive, and resource reasons both HP and Intel share the
> > rights to merced.
> >
> Does that mean that Merced is heir of the PA-RISC design just like PowerPC
> is the heir of IBM POWER processor family's?
>
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> Sebestyén Zoltán <sz...@netvisor.hu> I'm believing that the Holy Spirit is
> gonna allow the hand, and the foot, and
> MAKE INSTALL NOT WAR the mouth, just to begin to speak, and
> to minister, and to heal coordinated
> by
> the head.
>
> I use UNIX because reboots are for hardware upgrades.
>
> Kick me! Whip me!! Make me develop on AIX!!!
>
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