Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!samsung!uunet!philmtl!ray From: ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Ray Dunn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Intel (no)286, 386SX billboards Message-ID: <832@philmtl.philips.ca> Date: 9 Nov 89 17:28:57 GMT References: Reply-To: ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Ray Dunn) Distribution: comp Organization: Philips Electronics Ltd. - St. Laurent P.Q., Canada Lines: 20 In article crum@alicudi.usc.edu (Gary L. Crum) writes: >... >I can't think of a case where a manufacturer has so strongly denounced >its old technology and urged the acceptance of a replacement. > >I wonder if Intel has a primary reason for the campaign, like say, for >their UNIX effort. Have the billboards been discussed in this group? It's quite simple really: 1) Intel single sources the 386SX, but you can buy 286es from several sources these days. 2) Intel want to create reliance on the 386 architecture (rather than the braindead 286) to create a springboard into their 386 and 486 high end. -- Ray Dunn. | UUCP: ray@philmt.philips.ca Philips Electronics Ltd. | ..!{uunet|philapd|philabs}!philmtl!ray 600 Dr Frederik Philips Blvd | TEL : (514) 744-8200 Ext : 2347 (Phonemail) St Laurent. Quebec. H4M 2S9 | FAX : (514) 744-6455 TLX : 05-824090