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From: josh@e40-008-11.MIT.EDU (Josh Hartmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Apple backs new company to produce RISC chip
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Date: 28 Nov 90 23:53:07 GMT
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In article <1990Nov28.195451.7400@midway.uchicago.edu> gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
>-----
>Yesterday's New York Times reported that Apple was buying a (controlling?)
>interest in VLSI, a chip manufacturer.  Today's NTY reports the following
>(reprinted w/o permission):
>
>"A new computer chip company has been formed with the backing of Apple
>Computer Inc., VLSI Technology Inc., Acorn Computers of Britain and the
>Sanyo Electric Company of Japan.
>
>Based in Cambridge, England, Advanced RISC Machines Ltd, will develop and
>produce chips using reduced instruction set computing technology in designs
>originating at Acorn.
>
>The company will focus on applications in which ultralow power consumption,
>high performance and low cost are critical, including personal and portable
>coputers and telephones.  VLSI will manufacture the designs.
>
>Larry Tesler, an Apple vice president, said in a statement "We believe that the
>technology represents an important trend for the 1990's."  He did not indicate
>how Apple might use the chip.
>
>Apple's involvement could be read as a blow to Motorola Inc, which has 
>supplied the central microprocessor for the company's computers..."
>

Today's Wall Street Journal reported the same, except it said that Apple's
business with Motorola is NOT in jeopardy. The new chips will be used in
"supportive" roles, the paper said.

Josh
josh@athena.mit.edu