i860
i860
(processor)A 32/64-bit superscalar RISC microprocessor
from Intel, released in 1989. Originally codenamed "N10".
It has a 32-bit integer ALU and a 64-bit floating-point unit. It has a 64-bit data bus with an initialisation mode
which only uses eight bits of the data bus to allow the use of
a small boot ROM. It has a 32-bit wide instruction cache
and a separate 64-bit wide data cache. It uses register scoreboarding and register bypassing. The clock rate is
33 MHz with a clock-doubled version available.
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i860
A 32-bit RISC-based microprocessor from Intel that included a 64-bit floating point unit (FPU) and 64-bit buses. Introduced in 1988, it had limited use in Unix workstations for 3D graphics applications and also in Intel's iPSC/860 supercomputer. Both the i860 and i960 were replaced with the StrongARM chips acquired from Digital Equipment. See i960.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.