Path: utzoo!censor!geac!jtsv16!uunet!lll-winken!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!uw-beaver!uw-entropy!quick!ole!ray From: ray@ole.UUCP (Ray Berry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Intel (no)286, 386SX billboards Message-ID: <1484@ole.UUCP> Date: 9 Nov 89 22:45:44 GMT References: Reply-To: ray@ole.UUCP (Ray Berry) Distribution: comp Organization: Seattle Silicon Corporation, Bellevue, WA. Lines: 11 >I can't think of a case where a manufacturer has so strongly denounced >its old technology and urged the acceptance of a replacement. Actually, what's getting denounced here is the old technology of Harris and AMD :-). Intel is trying to steer everybody away from the 286, where they have to compete with Harris and AMD for business, to the 386sx, which they have exclusive rights to. I do admit however that the 286 starting sprouting turkey feathers some time ago... -- Ray Berry kb7ht uucp: ...ole!ray CIS: 73407,3152 /* "inquire within" */ Seattle Silicon Corp. 3075 112th Ave NE. Bellevue WA 98004 (206) 828-4422