Greg, on "Inside Intel", I agree that this is a very good read and that, broadly, it gives a good insight into the early days. I must caution that some of
the details are a bit overblown and I doubt some of the author's implied conclusions. Like any of the "historical novels", it
should be taken with a grain of salt. The author admits that his access to Intel execs was limited and he relies on a lot of
ex-Intellabees for his information ... who may or may not have some axe to grind.
Fair enough. I never worked at Intel, but the underlying theme of Intel as a driven to win at almost any cost company, driven by A. Grove largely, of course, comes across well. Also, the history, from the 1103 and 4004, through the 8086, 186, 286, 386, and finally, Pentium, is very well done I think. Maybe I got sucked into the book early, because of nostalgia, because I designed a memory system around the 1103 what seems like 200 years ago.
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