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From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (K. Khan)
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Subject: Re: 486SX - Intel now telling lies
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Date: 31 May 91 18:31:11 GMT
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In article <1991May30.213810.27325@amd.com> phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
>An interesting data point is that the 487sx, which is simply a 486dx which
>runs at a lower clock rate (20 MHz vs 25 MHz), costs quite a bit more
>than the 486dx, about $799 vs around $500. What does this mean?

It means that Intel is scared silly of the industry's upcoming move to
the MIPS RISC chips, and is going to milk us for every single cent it
can while it is still able to do so.