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andrew@cubetech.com writes
> All you have to do is look at the number of vendors that are using the
> processors and the volume of the markets in which these vendors
> computers are going to be sold:
> 
> 88k:
>      DataGeneral - pretty low volume workstations and servers.
>                    Good machines though...
>      Motorola    - low volume workstations

And lots of embedded applications in industry. I know full computer systems on  
desktops are fun, but there seems to be a continuing arrogance thinking that  
the volume of processor chips is dominated by desktop computers. A lot of  
processors - the majority three years ago - are embedded inside non-computer  
products and equipment. From three years ago I saw data that indicated that  
Motorola does very, very well in the embedded processor industry.

Putting the software questions aside for this posting, the low quantity of  
processors in the desktop computer system market does not directly imply that  
the vendor will not continue to strongly support the processor evolution.

Mark R. Thomsen