In article <9311092013.AA09822@vangogh.VIS.ColoState.EDU> nate@vis.colostate.edu writes:

Last I heard, hte model of the ARM series used in the Newton (the ARM 610 processor) cranked out about 30,000 Drystones and used _very_ little power.

Oh boy, wait till the guys on comp.sys.acorn hear about this! I can tell why the arm was chosen: it comes as a drop-in circuit that manufacturers can use in their own designs. Not many of the other low-power fast CPUs are available like this. And its very small, and blindingly fast. G -- Personal mail to gtoal@gtoal.com (I read it in the evenings) Business mail to gtoal@an-teallach.com (Be careful with the spelling!) Faxes to An Teallach Limited: +44 31 662 4678 Voice: +44 31 668 1550 x212