Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer
From: mic@impulse.demon.co.uk (Mark Cartlidge)
Reply-To: Mic@impulse.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Q] PowerPC chip & Transputer Parsytec
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 21:04:55 +0000
Message-ID: <783291895snz@impulse.demon.co.uk>

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                          SUNDANCE
                      
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                     Parsytec PowerPC

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We are pleased to announce that as of September 1994 Sundance Multiprocessor
Technology Ltd has won the distribution rights for the Parsytec product range.
Sundance is now able to offer the PowerTRAM, high-performance image processing
systems and the PowerXplorer desk-top MPP system.

The addition of the Parsytec range of PowerPC based boards and systems to the
already large portfolio of Sundance products dramatically increases the range
of customer applications which Sundance is able to address.

Further details and product information detailing the PowerTRAM is available
upon request.  This (slightly over-sized) size 4 TRAM offers in excess of 15
times the computational performance of a single T805 (30MHz).  The sale of over
1 million devices indicates that the PowerPC is already a mature processor.  In
addition Parsytec has already shipped in excess of 1,000 PowerPC nodes
indicating that PowerTRAM technology is tried and proven.

A key benefit of the PowerTRAM is its straight forward integration into existing
TRAM applications.  A product called PowerTools allows code compiled using the
Motorola C optimizing compiler to be embedded into Inmos Third Generation C
Toolset programs.

Converting from a C-Toolset transputer application to a PowerTRAM application
is usually a simple matter of re-compilation.  Sundance has the facility to
compile and run your transputer benchmark.

The one-off price of a PowerTRAM with 8MBytes DRAM is currently 3,500 UK pounds
comparing favourably with a typical cost for 15 T805 based TRAMs of about
10,000UK Pounds.

Sundance produces a PowerTRAM price list, which details the costs of the
development tools.

Enquiries for UK & Nordic countries to Sundance.

Other countries to Parsytec GmbH for details of local representatives.


                  SUNDANCE MULTI-PROCESSOR TECHNOLOGY LTD.
                     4 Market Square, Amersham, Bucks.
                            HP7 0DQ, ENGLAND
                                                
 Tel.: +44-494-431203     Fax.: +44-494-726363   email: sales@sundance.com

