On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Jay West wrote:
> Keep in mind that the merced chip was not really designed or created by
> Intel at all.
>
> It was created almost completely by HP (by the same group responsible for
> PA-RISC), with Intel as merely the production facilities. For obvious
> marketing, competitive, and resource reasons both HP and Intel share the
> rights to merced.
>
Does that mean that Merced is heir of the PA-RISC design just like PowerPC
is the heir of IBM POWER processor family's?
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gonna allow the hand, and the foot, and
MAKE INSTALL NOT WAR the mouth, just to begin to speak, and
to minister, and to heal coordinated by
the head.
I use UNIX because reboots are for hardware upgrades.
Kick me! Whip me!! Make me develop on AIX!!!
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