Nigel, Re: "Do you know what plans they have for the StrongARM chip which they just acquired from
Digital? I understand this is extremely cheap to produce compared to any of the current product
line, and has plenty horsepower for the low end market.~
Probably appliances, for the automated house, etc. I saw a show on H&G TV, I think it was, describing what a new house might have in it as early 2001 - 2002. They were talking about electronic and remote control of burglar arlarms, stoves, garage doors (let's see, did I shut it with the hand held when a took off in the car?). And, of course, cars. I think Andy sees a Pentium II as, maybe the "main" computer in a car out then, but the rest of the car controls, like engine, fuel, wipers, etc. could well be like a Strongarm. Right now, I think Motorola (correct me if I'm off, anyone) leads in micros for cars. Well, Andy and Craig would definitely like to change that in the future, like Intel leapfrogged Motorola, TI and Japan Inc. when the microprocessor took off. All just opinions, of course.
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