Headroom and legroom in the 80960 architecture

Designing with a 32-bit processor requires a major investment of both hardware and software resources. Companies today rarely introduce successful 'one size fits all' products, but rather must design several products with varying degrees of features, performance and cost, to satisfy the marketplace. Once a decision is made on a 32-bit processor, it is highly desirable that this processor fit the needs of these end products across the price/feature/cost range. The Intel 80960 architecture satisfies this need by providing products which are code compatible and span a wide range of performance needs.>