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To: Ali Chen who wrote (66239)	7/20/1999 8:16:00 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Respond to of 1574050

Ali - From your link einstein.et.tudelft.nl - "12 MHz: first 16 MHz CPUs had clock speed troubles and were released as 12 MHz items." Looks like Intel is just following its past traditions with Cuslower-than-expectedmine - The chip that couldn't run at its planned MHz!!!

To: Ali Chen who wrote (66239)	7/20/1999 8:20:00 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574050

Ali - From your link einstein.et.tudelft.nl "16 MHz: early Intel i80386 CPUs had a bug in the 32 bit MUL unstruction (MUL bug); it is fixed in the double-sigma step level, no longer available." Intel is AGAIN following it past traditions, this time of releasing products with bugs - i.e. the i810 chipset!!!

To: Ali Chen who wrote (66239)	7/20/1999 9:38:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574050

Ailzheimer - My Little ScrewDriver Buddy ! Re: "There was only ONE x86 OEM of consequence at the time (1982) - IBM.>...Now check your archives on who were PC manufacturers at that time... " 1982....1982 Can't you READ ? Can't you COMPRHEEND WHAT YOU READ ? 1982 ....1982 We were discussing the DATE when Intel and AMD entered in to an x86 CROSS LICENSING AGREEMENT. It was 1982 What doesn't your screwdriver mind understand about ....1982 ? In 1982 IBM was virtually the ONLY PC manufacturer of IBM compatible PCs using an Intel 8088. Big Retard