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- From: harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp)
- Subject: Re: The P5 will be called the Pentium
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.125642.8997@utkux1.utk.edu>
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- Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
- References: <1992Nov4.052421.11291@nuscc.nus.sg> <BxGsK1.5o0@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Nov10.221952.10085@spang.Camosun.BC.CA>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 12:56:42 GMT
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- >>Naah....
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- >>they'll just call it the Pentium II...
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- >>
- >>
- >>Wonder what Motorola has up its sleeve...
- >
- >An arm?
- >
- >Deryk Barker, Computer Science Dept., Camosun College, Victoria B.C.
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- Actually, from what I've heard through the grapevine, Motorola is skipping the
- 68050 and going to the 68060. This chip is supposed to be in the same ballpark
- as the Pentium, but I guess Motorola wanted to have the bigger number. Maybe
- they will call theirs the Sextium and piss off Intel
-
- Sean Harp
- University of Tennessee
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