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From: slackey@bbn.com (Stan Lackey)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: 68040 and 80486
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Date: 17 Apr 89 14:44:51 GMT
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In article <17159@cup.portal.com> bcase@cup.portal.com (Brian bcase Case) writes:
>>>Now can someone tell me which is better in the next round; the 68040
>>>or the 486?
>>Sure, that's easy. The 29000 is better
>Seriously, they'll be somewhat close again.  The 486 is a damn good inplementation

etc etc

I think the loss if interest in the 680x0/80x86 war is due to the fact
that it is over.  No one will make a decision on 040/486 on anything
to do with architecture; they will decide based on software!  In other
words, if they want to run lotus etc fast and compete in the clone
wars :-)? it's the 486; if it's for workstations, it's the 040.  No
one should be designing them into new systems (other than in extending
compatible product families).

The war has moved to the complex (heh heh) RISC chips.  I fully expect
Motorola to come out with a statement showing planned 88000
implementations that will compete better against the 860.
- Stan