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In article <asm3y2w164w@infopls.chi.il.us> greg@infopls.chi.il.us (Greg Clawson) writes:
|>phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
|>
|>> I just saw an Am386(tm) running at 33 MHz. It ran flawlessly and even
|>> more interesting was when I put my finger on the package. I expected to
|>> get burnt but it was almost cold, nearly room temperature. At 33 MHz!
|>> Anyone want a 33 MHz laptop?
|>> 
|>> If device temperature is related to reliability and lifetime, then the
|>> Am386(tm) should be good in these areas.
|>> 
|>> (Am386 is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices)
|>> (I do not speak for the company, this is only my personal opinion.)
|>> 
|>> --
|>> The government is not your mother.
|>> The government doesn't love you.
|>
|>Ok bud, I read this same message referring to the Am486(tm) as well. 
|>You must be working for (Am).  It would be more creative for you to not
|>copy the same message with alterations.  And another thing, why should I
|>buy a AMD product if there might be incompatibility problems?
|>
|>Btw, is Advanced Micro Devices the same company that makes the AMD i386
|>chip that Intel makes?

I think that accusation was unnecessary, since maybe he saw both the Am486
and the Am386....however, the Am486 is officially rumor. :-)

The Am386 does NOT have ANY known compatibility problems.  InfoWorld, PC
Week, and Byte have all done extensive testing, and there are practically
no differences in speed.  And no compatibility problems (if it can run
UNIX/386, Paradox/386, ACAD/386, and Windows in enhanced mode I don't see
how it can possibly be incompatible).  Byte and InfoWorld have the same
parent company, so they might have had the same tests.

And whatyou refer to as the AMD i386 *IS* the Am386.  "i386" is a trademark
of Intel Corporation and thus AMD cannot use that name.  however, they may
use "386".

Brian

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