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From: roger@nsc.nsc.com (Roger Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re: ICM 3216 (really death of 320**)
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Date: Tue, 14-Apr-87 13:38:40 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 14 13:38:40 1987
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In article <16647@sun.uucp>, chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
> 
> I almost hate to step into this argument, since people seem to be having
> quite enough fun without me, but I'd suggest people look at the number of
> companies that USED to use the NS32xxx chips as well as those that still do.
> The ratio is interesting.
> 
When in the course of human events ---- oh, wrong subject.

What ratio are you interested in ---- I have several.  Our total design
win base is increasing, our revenue (thats the good stuff) is doing 
real well, our backlog is solid.

Yes, there have been lost accounts -- National is not immune to that.
Intel and moto and even Sun have had similar situations.  That is life
in the big world.  Our compounded annual growth rate is at 33%, not bad
when you consider the microprocessor market average is around 25%.

------ roger