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From: grunwald@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: What if IBM used a 68000
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Date: Wed, 27-Nov-85 14:00:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 27 14:00:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU!grunwald    Nov 27 13:00:00 1985


anyway, if it's politics, why did IBM produce the IBM-PC/370 using re-micro-
coded 68000's?

clearly, that means that the vast powers & buckeroos of IBM were able to be
brought to bear on Motorola to allow IBM to have access to the mask-set.
Clearly, IBM wasn't going to simply contract the job out & let Motorola
make 370's-on-a-chip to sell to everyone.