Some interesting Intel History

[funnyperson1]

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2824457,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp01

Heres one of the funniest things ive heard in a long time:

But most importantly, IBM selected the Intel 8088 for the first PC in 1981. IBM had two PC projects: one in Austin, Texas, and one in Florida. The Austin project relied on a Motorola processor, but delays made IBM favor the Florida project.

"You can't underestimate the importance of the IBM deal," McCarron said. "If it wasn't for that, we'd be talking about Motorola vs. AMD."


Or not. In a final twist in the early years, IBM required that Intel find a second source for the chip. The company turned to AMD, singing a licensing agreement that effectively helped create its lead competitor today.

[BigRed]

"You can't underestimate the importance of the IBM deal," McCarron said. "If it wasn't for that, we'd be talking about Motorola vs. AMD."

hold on a sec, my computer is vibrating :p

[Yodums]

Originally posted by BigRed


hold on a sec, my computer is vibrating :p
lol!

[ol' man]

O yeah I was ripping apart a old 386 and I though it was funny when the CPU or chipset said amd on one side and Intel on the other. I was like what???? Would make a good keychain:D

[deez]

We ordered PC based PBX phone system hardware for the company I work for just about a month ago. Artisoft televantage system or something like that. Anyway all the literature says its made by an Intel company but if you look at the hardware all the chips on the PCI cards are made by AMD.

Some business relationships apparently never die

[ol' man]

Yep you know it;)