The History of the SMS300 and Signetics 8X300 Processors

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:49 am    Post subject: The History of the SMS300 and Signetics 8X300 Processors Reply with quote

New article posted

http://www.cpushack.com/2010/11/16/the-history-of-the-sms300-and-signetics-n8x300/

Let me know what ya think

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very informative and well written.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

very well done mate.. very informative Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

very nice..
I diddnt know the story about SMS ....
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very interesting as usual!

Small typo in the second from the end paragraph:
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's a good job
I know more now
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As always, great job. Did find a typo, "it had been ont he market" Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A very nice article!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very informative history!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very interesting, thanks!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great article, thanks for that!
Where the heck did you find these infos
about the N8X401?

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

comprehensive article
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

doccybrown wrote:
Great article, thanks for that!
Where the heck did you find these infos
about the N8X401?


I have the original datasheets from it

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh and I fixed the mentioned typos, thanks!
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

CPUShack wrote:

I have the original datasheets from it


Ahhh... some time ago I bought me the "complete" Signetics Databook
and I was a bit disappointed then I did not find the N8X401 there - now
problem solved Smile

P.S. probably the N8X401 was so unpopular that Signetics prefered
to hide it as best they could Wink

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