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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Saturn V who wrote (66104)	7/19/1999 6:56:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1585156

Saturn V, re:Intel microcode. You made this assertion, However in all instances the AMD code was identical to the Intel Microcode. Having done thousands of lines of CPU microcode at one point in my career, the above statement is not credible. You already said that AMD did not copy the Intel 486 chip design and layout. But unless the hardware is absolutely identical, the Intel microcode would not work on the AMD design. I also remember that the Am486 was faster at a few instructions (IDIV?) than Intel which led to problems in time delay loops. This could not be true if the Am486 had identical microcode to the Intel 486. Petz

To: Saturn V who wrote (66104)	7/19/1999 9:04:00 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1585156

Saturn <I am neither a lawyer, nor a Microprogrammer, but I will do my best to explain to the thread.> I appreciate your sincere attempt. After many of replies, do you now see how you are confused with the subject? So, is ICM microcode a vital part of the 486 product, or is it a non-essential support tool? <The courts had ruled that copying of Microcode is also protected by copy right laws> When the court has ruled this? Before AMD has created the product, or only after Intel suied them? And finally: did you "blatantly" lie stating that "in all instances the AMD code was identical to the Intel Microcode"? So, please, give all these monikers a rest, and think yourself. -Ali