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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (135752)	5/21/2001 1:47:09 PM
From: deibutfeif	Respond to of 186894

OT: GM plans in improving fuel economy ... similar to the way mobile processors throttle back ... to conserve power. Looks like patent infringement to me! Can anyone forward this to Intel Legal? ~dbf <ggg>

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (135752)	5/21/2001 1:51:47 PM
From: Win Smith	Respond to of 186894

T, GM has done this before. The history isn't exactly something you'd want to cite as a precedent, though it may be appropriate for the alleged ghz Piii mobile. In 1981 when gas prices were rising, General Motors introduced the V8-6-4 engine in selected Cadillacs. A powerplant designed to function with either four, six or eight cylinders, it was based on driver need--all eight cylinders when climbing a hill or pulling out to pass, only four cylinders when cruising along the interstate to the vacation retreat. The engine couldn't make up its mind whether it wanted to operate in four, six or eight cylinder mode. During this state of confusion the engine vibrated and typically limped home in four cylinder mode. It only lasted a year before being dropped from the lineup. autotruck.net