https://gunkies.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=RetrevComputer History Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-04-12T16:11:25ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.1https://gunkies.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Power_6/32&diff=16282Talk:Power 6/322018-05-01T18:02:19Z<p>Retrev: </p>
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<div>the spammers constantly delete this page. I frankly cannot keep up.<br />
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The Power 6/32 was the famous Tahoe machine of [[4.3 BSD]] fame, made by [[Computer Consoles Inc]]<br />
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All that I can find out about them is this table from [http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/dhrystone.c http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/dhrystone.c]<br />
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*----------------DHRYSTONE VERSION 1.0 RESULTS BEGIN--------------------------<br />
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* MACHINE MICROPROCESSOR OPERATING COMPILER DHRYSTONES/SEC.<br />
* TYPE SYSTEM NO REG REGS<br />
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* CCI POWER 6/32 COS(SV+4.2) cc 7500 7800<br />
* CCI POWER 6/32 POWER 6 UNIX/V cc 8236 8498<br />
* CCI POWER 6/32 4.2 Rel. 1.2b cc 8963 9544<br />
* VAX 11/780 - UNIX 5.2 cc 1515 1562<br />
* VAX 11/780 - UNIX 4.3bsd cc 1646 1662<br />
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Which may give some indication on the initial reasons why the Power 6/32 was chosen as the sucessor to the [[VAX]] by [[CSRG]].<br />
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Working on obtaining some images and background information on Tahoe from one of the designers. Stay tuned.</div>Retrev