Is there no end

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
Date: Fri Dec 14 16:45:40 2001

Matter of fact AMD was subcontracted at one point to MAKE processors for
Intel, when demands were up and they couldn't meet market requirements - and
many of the AMD made Intel branded chips are better than many of the Intel
ones. I don't remember if it was the 386 era or 486 though.

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->
-> Yea. I think some of thier 486dlc chips also bore that little emblem.
-> Don't worry. I used to run OS/2 on an AMD486 and on the 486dlc. The
-> processors are completely compatible with Intel's as far as I've
-> been able
-> to see.
->
-> In <S.0000001761_at_mythtech.net>, on 12/14/01
-> at 04:06 PM, Chris <mythtech_at_Mac.com> said:
->
-> >Ugh... this takes the cake.
->
-> >I was pulling apart a 486 logic board, and I pulled the heat
-> sink off the
-> > chip... to be greated with an AMD 486 chip with "Made for Microsoft
-> >Windows" and the Windows logo stamped on it.
->
-> >What... no other OS is supposed to use an intel compatible
-> processor?!? I
-> > am sure anyone that bought this chip to use with any other OS probably
-> >paid an MS tax because of that stamp!
->
-> >Just for that, I think I might see if I can get my Intel build of
-> >Rhapsody to install on it.
->
-> >Ok, so it isn't 10 years or older, but at least you people can
-> understand
-> > the pain.
->
-> >-c
->
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