Re: Why not INTEL586?

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From: Joao Prospero Luis [ps]
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 14:10

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Tan Jin Meng (eletanjm@nuscc.nus.sg) wrote:
: I can understand why INTEL would want a name for their next generation
: processor to be trademarkable. Then why not simply use the name
: INTEL586. Surely this has to be trademarkable.
: 
: jin meng

	Because AMD (for example) would then sell AMD586 or something like that.
	If you use a number in a name somebody else can replace whatever letters
you use and keep the number.

		JPL

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