They used the same cabinet but had a more complete custom processor.
The ND-100 line used a custom processor, and like the PDP-11 line, the CPU decided the name of the computer.
Fujitsu also continues to make custom S/390-native processors and mainframe hardware for the high end of its BS2000 line.
Rumors have suggested that Apple may demand a custom processor without the included GPU, which is doable, but we doubt Intel or Apple would go that route.
In the past they were generally implemented with a custom processor, variously named channel, peripheral processor, I/O processor, I/O controller, or DMA controller.
I.B.M. has achieved its speed by redesigning the new computer's custom processor to incorporate advanced design features that will yield speeds ranging between 25 million and 40 million instructions a second.
The keys to its speed are two custom processors, each with a very large integrated chip.
Gekko is the custom central processor for the Nintendo GameCube game console.
Similar to the ILLIAC in concept, these processor designs loaded up many data elements into a single custom processor instead of a large number of speicalized ones.
But, and this is where it gets interesting, the Amiga had three custom processors in addition to the 68000, each of which could be programmed to work entirely separately.