Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 11:18:54 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb> To: jack@germanium.xtalwind.net (jack) Cc: jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com, grog@lemis.com, wilko@yedi.iaf.nl, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Original PC (was: talk (fwd)) Message-ID: <199805201818.LAA17626@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980520091546.17677A-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net> from jack at "May 20, 98 09:17:57 am"
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jack wrote: > > [snip] > > > > I think the reason they went with Intel instead of Motorola was > > > > Intel told them the chip was ready, and Motorola told them 6 > > > > months. Intel lied and shipped late. Motorola shipped when they said > > > > they would but by that time they had missed their window. > > As I heard it, Motorola wouldn't allow second sourcing of its > chip. Intel was hungry enough, at that time, to go for the idea. > Can you say AMD? :) wasnt this part of "operation crush". intel was selling chips below cost in an effort to get 1000+ design wins in a single year....the target was motorola....at lest this is how i remember it from "inside intel". jmb To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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