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Aucbvax.3090 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards Fri Sep 11 16:43:33 1981 New computer company? >From mike@RAND-UNIX Fri Sep 11 16:35:35 1981 The following rumor was news to me. I have no way of knowing if there is any truth to it but my source is well connected with the computer industry.

He claims that the Bell System computer subsidiary, whatever it will be called, will announce a computer system within six months. The computer looks like "a cross between a vax and a MAC 32". (The MAC 32 was an array processor, I understand). Speed is said to be about 70% faster than a vax. It runs Unix. It has 512 32-bit registers.

No information about what it will cost, when it will be announced, what sort of bus, etc. Supposedly it will be used in the ESS in place of the PDP 11.

Does anyone care to refute or elaborate upon this rumor?

Michael Wahrman

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