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From: golds@fjc.GOV (Rich Goldschmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: New Moto chips (was Will NeXT survive?)
Summary: 486sx for laptops
Message-ID: <415@fjcp60.GOV>
Date: 16 May 91 12:36:40 GMT
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> >>I just don't understand the market for the 486SX (as it is really
> >>closer to a 386 than a 486).
>>I assume the market is "folks who don't need the FPU but want a faster
>>processor".
> And demand a 486, 'cause it is the latest and greatest.  (:-)

My understanding is that a large part of the market for a 486SX is for the
laptop (now notebook) market.  They need chips with low power consumption to 
make the batteries last.  


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Rich Goldschmidt: uunet!fjcp60!golds or golds@fjc.gov
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