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Re: WoTUG name and conferences



> PS. I'm told that over 50% of TV set-top boxes sold in Europe have a real
>     transputer inside - full transputer instruction set plus one link ...
>     there may be more transputers beind sold in these products than were
>     ever sold in the 1980s ... but until the manufacturers decide to put
>     little "transputer inside" stickers on their boxes, the above plan
>     still stands ... so shhh ... don't mention the T-word ...

Yup, that's right.
It's an EXTENDED transputer!
Full instruction set PLUS quite a few wish-lists
e.g. RS232 with channel interfaces etc. etc. etc.
(Just one OS-link, though)

      Barry.

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