Is there no end

From: Bryan Pope <bpope_at_wordstock.com>
Date: Fri Dec 14 15:39:55 2001

I think the real reason for the stamp was to assure people that the AMD chip
could run any WIndows program. There was the stigma at that time - if the
CPU didn't have the Intel logo on it, you computer wouldn't run all of the PC
programs.

Bryan


>
> 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
>
>
Received on Fri Dec 14 2001 - 15:39:55 GMT