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Re: Pentium to be Scrapped?!

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From: Dennis O'Connor
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 23:35
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tdbear@dvorak.amd.com (Thomas D. Barrett) writes:


] In article <DOCONNOR.93Jan7094831@potato.sedona.intel.com> doconnor@sedona.intel.com (Dennis O'Connor) writes:
] >This is an idiotic rumor. No part in the 960 architecture will EVER
] >replace the x86 line. Where did you hear such lunacy ? 
]
] There was talk about a year ago that the MP# pin wouldn't be static in
] a 960-like part which would allow a 486 to co-exist with this part
] which installed in the OverDrive(tm) socket.

Well, I don't hear everything that's said everywhere, but I do work
in the i960(tm) processor Architecture group here at Intel, and I 
never heard anyone plan to do anything of the kind.

I won't, however, comment on what we do plan to do. That's not my job.
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Dennis O'Connor			doconnor@sedona.intel.com
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From: doconnor@sedona.intel.com (Dennis O'Connor)
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Subject: Re: Pentium to be Scrapped?!
Date: 8 Jan 93 23:35:31
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