<s>
The	O
Sparcle	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
experimental	O
32-bit	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
chip	O
developed	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
a	O
consortium	B-Application
of	O
MIT	O
,	O
LSI	O
Corporation	O
,	O
and	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
evolution	O
Sun	O
's	O
SPARC	B-Architecture
RISC	B-Architecture
architecture	B-General_Concept
with	O
features	O
geared	O
towards	O
"	O
large-scale	O
multiprocessing	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
these	O
enhancements	O
the	O
Sparcle	B-General_Concept
was	O
otherwise	O
unremarkable	O
,	O
incorporating	O
200,000	O
transistors	O
and	O
dissipating	O
two	O
watts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sparcle	B-General_Concept
was	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
experimental	O
Alewife	B-Operating_System
computer	O
at	O
MIT	O
.	O
</s>
