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Re: the Am386(tm) is cool!

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From: Jonathan Eunice
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1991 03:26
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ftpam1@acad3.alaska.edu (MUNTS PHILLIP A) writes:

   >Since Intel is the sole source of the '386, I think they would be very
   >interested if anybody were making pirate copies of the i386.  I hate
   >to say this (especially on a public forum like this), but obviously
   >the poster is not well informed, or does not keep up with current 
   >information.

	I believe that IBM has the right to produce the 80386.  I don't
   know if they actually make them.

They have not to date, but a recent article (in the Wall Street Journal,
I believe -- I will look it up if someone is massively interested)
suggested that IBM will begin to produce its own in order to give it
better profit margins.
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