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From: rap@oliveb.UUCP (Robert A. Pease)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: x86/68x buses ; two-level microcode
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 12:54:30 EDT
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>                              But think about it, how can a 64 pin
> package ever be cheaper than a 48 pin package?  It takes more material,
> for sure, but in addition to that, it requires more board space and
> a tester for the device would require additional lines for the extra
> pins (which usually means a more expensive tester).
> 
> Ken Shoemaker, 386 Design Team, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
> {pur-ee,hplabs,amd,scgvaxd,dual,qantel}!intelca!kds

Now hold on a minute.  There are other factors in the price of a product.
The S100 connectors were expensive as all get out untill they became more
popular.  Then their price dropped lower than the smaller connectors.
-- 
					Robert A. Pease
    {hplabs|zehntel|fortune|ios|tolerant|allegra|tymix}!oliveb!oliven!rap