Cameron Kaiser wrote:
>
> ::It was Intel's competitors - notably Motorola and especially MOS
> ::Technology - who were responsible for driving microprocessor CPU costs
> ::to the hundred-dollar-level and below. That's when times really began
> ::a-changin'.
>
> I agree with this. The 6502 architecture and the 6800/68000 series did more
> to advance low-cost computing than anything Intel did. Intel seemed perfectly
> satisfied to stay in the high-end market until relatively recently.
That's high-_price_, not high-_end_.
--
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When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
firearms with me. I said "Well, what do you need?" -- Steven Wright
Received on Tue Oct 06 1998 - 19:36:59 BST