Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: Majik Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Next Generation Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 19:03:48 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 26 Message-ID: <35379984.4074@127.0.0.1> References: <35363517.A88BA96D@creatron.de> <1d7lpel.v3mgezreyuh2N@a1-88-104.a1.nl> <35370DBD.2A1C@127.0.0.1> <01bd69f7$b7d0e080$79d449c2@Angela1.intelligent-group.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: darkstar.stnc.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (WinNT; I) Craig Graham wrote: > MIPS == SGI (check out the MIPS WWW site). yes, I know - remember when SGI boght the MIPS foundry... > I'd be surprised if > MIPS are going down considering the mass market that their CPU's > are used in (they must be getting per unit license fees from both Sony > and Nintendo, which equates to a LOT of money). The story is SGI are considering floating MIPS as a separate company, and MIPS then claims that its future success is based entirely upon whether Nintendo use MIPS for their next machine, they didnt mention Sony at all SGI themselves have announced that they will port IRIX to the new intel/hitachi bodge, which is unheard of, after over 10 years of using solely MIPS machines. all of which leaves MIPS with an unsure market. M. -- -- Majik - Owner/Curator of the Sinclair Microcomputer Museum -- Spod in a suitcase - ' Have Compiler, will travel ' -- http://mudhole.spodnet.uk.com/~majik/ --