New Mac System for Designers Working with MIPS RISC Chips
 
Microbytes Daily News Service
Copyright (c) 1989, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Developers of embedded control applications using the MIPS
Computer line of RISC processors (R3000 CPU and R3001 embedded
processor) can now do their work on a Mac II, thanks to a new
add-in board and software development system from Integrated
Device Technology.
 
IDT's new MacStation Development System consists of a NuBus card
with its own R3000 RISC processor, data and instruction caches,
and a version of MIPS' Unix for the R2000/R3000, along with a C
compiler and debugger. The system requires a Mac II with 8
megabytes of RAM, an 80-megabyte hard disk, and a 40-megabyte
tape drive. The MacStation board and software is priced at $6900.
 
The system allows engineers to develop and prototype R2000 and
R3000 applications running on the Mac under the control of the
Unix operating system supplied with the package. The software
supports MultiFinder so you can run application testing as a
background task.
 
Although the system is primarily aimed at embedded control
developers, particularly for military applications, it indicates
an increase in the popularity of the Mac II as an engineering
workstation.
 
In conjunction with the announcement of the MacStation and
several other RISC-based add-in boards, IDT announced the
formation of a separate division for development and support of
RISC subsystems for Macs and other computers. IDT manufactures
R2000 and R3000 processors under license from MIPS as well as
static RAMs, EPROMs, and other integrated circuits.
 
Contact: Integrated Device Technology, 3236 Scott Blvd, PO Box
58015, Santa Clara, CA 95052; (408) 727-6116.
 
                              --- Nick Baran
 
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