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Date:      Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:35:17 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Kenny Drobnack <kdrobnac@mission.mvnc.edu>
To:        Sebestyen Zoltan <szoli@netvisor.hu>
Cc:        Jay West <jlwest@tseinc.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Intel Merced FreeBSD??? Intel? - NOT
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.990827103350.1456C-100000@mission.mvnc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9908271556350.9830-100000@linux.intranet.netvisor.hu>

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Actually, I was reading in a newsgroup, the VMS newsgroup I think it was,
that the PA-RISC chip is on the Merced chip.  Basically, Intel will sell
Merced's with the chip disabled (kind of like the math co-processor on the
486 SX's) and HP will sell it with the PA-RISC chip enabled so it can run
HP-UX. 
 
> > Keep in mind that the merced chip was not really designed or created by
> > Intel at all.
> > 
> > It was created almost completely by HP (by the same group responsible for
> > PA-RISC), with Intel as merely the production facilities. For obvious
> > marketing, competitive, and resource reasons both HP and Intel share the
> > rights to merced.
> > 
> Does that mean that Merced is heir of the PA-RISC design just like PowerPC
> is the heir of IBM POWER processor family's?
> 
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> Sebestyén Zoltán <szoli@netvisor.hu>	I'm believing that the Holy Spirit is
> 					gonna allow the hand, and the foot, and
> MAKE INSTALL NOT WAR			the mouth, just to begin to speak, and
>                                         to minister, and to heal coordinated by
> 					the head.
> 
> I use UNIX because reboots are for hardware upgrades.
> 
>                  Kick me! Whip me!! Make me develop on AIX!!!
> 
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