Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.8 $; site trsvax Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!trsvax!mikey From: mikey@trsvax Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: NEC V20 8088 compatible microproces Message-ID: <53400068@trsvax> Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 10:33:00 EDT Article-I.D.: trsvax.53400068 Posted: Fri Sep 13 10:33:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 17-Sep-85 05:41:01 EDT References: <207@ittral.UUCP> Lines: 15 Nf-ID: #R:ittral.UUCP:-20700:trsvax:53400068:000:604 Nf-From: trsvax!mikey Sep 13 09:33:00 1985 > If they are not anywhere close to the same, then why is Intel suing > NEC for stealing their microcode? They are not suing for stealing the micro-code. The internal bus of the V20 is TOTALLY different. I read somewhere that the 8088 uses an 18 bit, or something like that, bus for internal micro-code and the V20 is somewhere around 23 bits. There were some articles in EE Times about the lawsuit and evidently there were counter suits over people being told that the V20 would be illegal. I don't remember the whole story, but I thought that NEC brought the first lawsuit. mikey at trsvax Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com