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From: mslater@cup.portal.com (Michael Z Slater)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Nexgen
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Date: 24 May 90 02:49:44 GMT
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>>> Also, Nexgen makes a '386 clone.
>>Hmmm. Conspiracy theory conventional wisdom is that intel is pushing
>>so hard on the 386 so they can close off the chip-level competition.
>>When did this happen?
>
>Michael Slater says that they may not actually be in production now (I don't
>think he was sure; sorry if I'm forgetting something, Michael).  But it's

Nexgen's chips are going to tape out this month and next.  If all goes well,
they should have a working system this fall. The question is, will all go
well?

As to Intel's legal rights, there are several issues here.  Nexgen is
well aware of the situation, and has a trick or two that may avoid some of
the patents.

Michael Slater, Microprocessor Report  mslater@cup.portal.com