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To: Scumbria who wrote (68923)11/20/1998 7:54:00 PM
From: rudedog  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
Scumbria -
Having designed both computer systems and microprocessors, I can assure you that the complexity of high performance microprocessor hardware far exceeds that of any computer system.

I'm sure you're a crackerjack engineer, but can you tell me who designs the Alpha chips? How about all of Tandem's specialty silicon? You seem to have missed a few basic facts about the business that CPQ is in. You do regard the Alpha as a high performance microprocessor, I assume...

Where did AMD go for their chip interface? Can you say Alpha? If they're such a powerhouse why didn't they just do it themselves?

I have an engineering degree in microprocessor design, so I'm not completely ignorant of the complexities of the business...
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