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To: Tony Viola who wrote (72051)	5/5/2001 5:04:40 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

You do realize, Tony, that IBM wouldn't have used the 8088 without a second source? There's plenty of blame to go around for the x86 architecture, putting it all on the brilliant foresight of Intel is silly.

To: Tony Viola who wrote (72051)	5/5/2001 5:08:48 PM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

tony, Intel was on its last legs as a semiconductor company until IBM chose Intel for PC. One PRECONDITION was a SECOND SOURCE as well as IBM manufacturing rights. Motorola didn;t go along with that 68000 lost design in. Once Intel won the x 86 they lived up to the agreement for a while. And then screwed AMD. Intel was the ingrate. They had a deal and chose not to live up to it. They have profited handsomely from not living up to the deal. This is basic reason for bad feeling between AMD/Intel. Prior to that they had very friendly relations. regards, Kash