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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (62809)11/8/2001 12:45:16 AM
From: Dan3Read Replies (1) of 275872
 
Re: the failure of Timna because Intel tried integrating the chipset onto the CPU

Timna failed because they integrated a Rambus controller onto the CPU. Using Rambus for anything is dumb, but locking it in for a chip targeted at entry level systems (where cost control is critical) was downright idiotic, and the program had to be cancelled.

In their defense, the visionaries at Intel were certain that Rambus would be in close to 90% of all new computers sold by the end of this year, in which case an entry level system dependent on Rambus would have been reasonable.

Just like they are certain that the weird, slow, expensive IA-64 has a prayer of competing against the compatible, fast, and inexpensive Hammer design.
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