Priority Goals for the December Prototype

			       (Jim O'Dell)


ASSUMPTIONS:

This section consists of two lists, specifying the hardware and software
requirements for achieving the goals set forth in this Proposal.
 
 Hardware Requirements:

	A GigaMos Lambda computer with 1/2" tape drive.

	A NuBus extender card for the Lambda.

	A Macintosh II computer with 1 MB memory

	An Apple compatible video card and monitor

	A Macintosh II extended keyboard.

	An Apple ethernet board.(probably not)

	A 350 MB disk drive

	2 NuBus coupler sets, with cabling and connectors.

	Card cage and cabinet (Mac-Mate) to hold the Falcon processor.

	A Falcon board set which includes processor (with Weitek floating
        point chip), and memory card (how much memory do we think we'll
        need?).


 Software Requirements:

	A port of the Montreal KMAC software from the Lambda to the
        Falcon.

	Development software for the Lambda computer (includes a cross
        compiler).

PROPOSAL: 

This Proposal puts forth two sets of goals which we expect to achieve in
delivering a discrete component prototype version of the Falcon
Processor product.  The action items in the first set of goals, called
"Top Priority Prototype Functionality", are to be accomplished on or
before December 30, 1988. The action items in the second set of goals,
called "Second Priority Prototype Functionality", are to be accomplished
as soon as possible, on a "time permits" basis.

 Top Priority Prototype Functionality:

	A Functioning screen, keyboard, mouse and file system interfaces.

	All Gabriel benchmarks running.

	Existence of a routine for timing the benchmarks.

 Second Priority Prototype Functionality:

	Cross Compiler (Will be running on Lambda)

	Flavors

	Stack Groups

	Virtual memory

	New Lambda cold load

	Booting from the Macintosh

	Garbage Collector

	Stack frame overflow


IMPLEMENTATION:

	This Proposal, being of a somewhat different scope and nature
than most, requires a description of what it would mean for this Proposal
to pass.  In Accepting this Proposal, each member of the GigaMos
development team agrees to undertake all reasonable efforts to ensure
that each of the Items specified in the Top Priority Prototype
Functionality section exists as part of the December Prototype Falcon.
In addition, Acceptance of this Proposal means that Items specified as
Second Priority Prototype Functionality are to be accomplished on an "as
soon as possible, as time permits" basis. 
	
 COMMENTS:

 STATUS: Open