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To: Windsock who wrote (66228)7/20/1999 7:33:00 PM
From: Elmer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1585686
 
Re: "The use of WAS - the past tense - is correct. Some time before the 386 was introduced by Intel in 1986, the second source requirement had disappeared"

And along with it the usefulness of carrying a nonproductive partner who never had to spend the R&D dollars but still is competing against you with your own designs!

EP



To: Windsock who wrote (66228)7/20/1999 7:33:00 PM
From: Ali Chen  Respond to of 1585686
 
<Some time before the 386 was introduced by Intel in 1986, the second source requirement had disappeared.>
Not disappeared, but pardonlessly ignored by Intel
because they decided to go after PC world dominance
and become a monopoly. The PC industry had
no choice, and military gave up on the
"requirement". Yes, Intel have decided to
shit over everybody, and does this ever since.
In present tense. You are correct about the tense.


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