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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

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