Re: AMD and INTEL

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From: Keith Smith
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 02:48

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In article <1992Jul20.181728.3039@nic.unh.edu> pss1@kepler.unh.edu (Paul S Secinaro) writes:
>In article <1992Jul20.155024.11256@clpd.kodak.com> fischer@li.serum.kodak.com (Chris Fischer (x39613)) writes:
>>Speaking of AMD and Intel, I was perusing the AMD literature
>>for their 386 line and found this tidbit:
>>
>>"Only the Am386DX architecture can run UNIX, OS/2 and MS-DOS."
>>
>>I think AMD should inform my PC at home about this.  It 
>>disagrees.
>
>Well, it didn't say only the Am386DX could run UNIX, OS/2, and MS-DOS,
>it said only the Am386DX *architecture* could run those things.  Since
>the chip is a clone of the Intel 386, I guess it's technically true,
>though a tad misleading.
>

No,  Not at all.  This was quoted out of context (can YOU say ELBIL
YLOH?) ...

AMD Sells a wide variety of different  CPU's but for the widest software
support ..

>>"Only the Am386DX architecture can run UNIX, OS/2 and MS-DOS."

It is a bit amusing though.

I mean if the subject of the literature is AMD Microprocessors, I think
the statement is perfectly valid.
-- 
Keith Smith          uunet!ksmith!keith            5719 Archer Rd.
Digital Designs      BBS 1-919-423-4216            Hope Mills, NC 28348-2201
Somewhere in the Styx of North Carolina ...

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From: keith@ksmith.uucp (Keith Smith)
Subject: Re: AMD and INTEL 
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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 02:48:49 GMT
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