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Article #11614Re: New Moto chips (was Will NeXT survive?)
From: Rich Goldschmidt
Date: Thu, 16 May 1991 12:36
Date: Thu, 16 May 1991 12:36
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> >>I just don't understand the market for the 486SX (as it is really > >>closer to a 386 than a 486). >>I assume the market is "folks who don't need the FPU but want a faster >>processor". > And demand a 486, 'cause it is the latest and greatest. (:-) My understanding is that a large part of the market for a 486SX is for the laptop (now notebook) market. They need chips with low power consumption to make the batteries last. -- Rich Goldschmidt: uunet!fjcp60!golds or golds@fjc.gov Commercialization of space is the best way to escape the zero-sum economy. Disclaimer: I don't speak for the government, and it doesn't speak for me...
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!uunet!fjcp60!golds From: golds@fjc.GOV (Rich Goldschmidt) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: New Moto chips (was Will NeXT survive?) Summary: 486sx for laptops Message-ID: <415@fjcp60.GOV> Date: 16 May 91 12:36:40 GMT References: <14720@encore.Encore.COM> <32580029@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com> <1991May12.222303.9121@vlsi.waterloo.edu> Organization: Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C. Lines: 15