Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cfa!ward
From: ward@cfa.harvard.EDU (Steve Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Re: Second Sourcing
Message-ID: <875@cfa.cfa.harvard.EDU>
Date: 16 Feb 88 21:49:11 GMT
References: <75900004@uiucdcsp>
Organization: Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics
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Summary: Motorola 680x0 second sources

In article <75900004@uiucdcsp>, gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
> 
> So what do you think about Motorola's decision to "go it alone" and
> deny other manufacturers (Japanese AND American) the right to
> second-source the 68020?


Of course, Motorola has many second sources for the MC68000 MPU.  The
last I heard, Motorola had signed a second source agreement with Toshiba
for the MC68020.  Does your statement above mean that you are aware of
this past announcement and that you know that the Motorola/Toshiba deal
has fallen apart?  I believe that the deal also involved a memory
deal of some sort and I have not personally read any news of the deal
going sour.  Any light shed on this matter would be appreciated.

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