[Info-vax] Unix on A DEC Vax?

[David Froble]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> In article <kdmmkv$kki$1 at dont-email.me>,
> 	Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes:
>> On 2013-01-22 18:29:24 +0000, Bill Gunshannon said:
>>
>>> Afraid Wiki doesn't agree with you.  Not a MIPS in sight according to them.
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture>
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64>
>  
> I guess that's why schools don't accept Wiki as a valid research source.  :-)
> 
> The CPU is listed as a NEC Chip.  Apparently a MIPS (licensed) clone rather
> than a chip actually maufactured by MIPS.
>  
> I stand corrected.  Of course, in my defense, my daughter had a Nintendo 
> at some point but I never took it apart to see what was inside.  Game
> systems never really impressed me.
> 
> bill
> 

This goes back a ways, but, I don't know whether there ever was a MIPS 
manufacturing facility.  What I remember is that there was a design, and 
licenses to produce it.

But, I know nothing, so the above could be totally wrong ....

:-)