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From: rcollins@altos86.Altos.COM (Robert Collins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: the Am386(tm) is cool!
Message-ID: <162@altos86.Altos.COM>
Date: 25 Mar 91 16:21:37 GMT
References: <1991Mar11.231609.5370@amd.com> 
Reply-To: rcollins@altos86.UUCP (Robert Collins)
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Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA
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In article  greg@infopls.chi.il.us (Greg Clawson) writes:
>And another thing, why should I
>buy a AMD product if there might be incompatibility problems?
>

I certainly don't work for AMD, but I have heard many things about the
Am386.  A year ago, I doubted very much that ANYBODY could clone the
'386...and get it right.  Today, I sing a different tune.  Since you
(the poster) have access to the same information I do, as in newspapers,
trade magazines, etc. I won't bother to restate what has been printed
in those sources.  Likewise, from your statement I can assume that you
have not read that information.  If you had, you too would conclude that
the Am386 will be 100% compatible with the '386.  

>Btw, is Advanced Micro Devices the same company that makes the AMD i386
>chip that Intel makes?

Since Intel is the sole source of the '386, I think they would be very
interested if anybody were making pirate copies of the i386.  I hate
to say this (especially on a public forum like this), but obviously
the poster is not well informed, or does not keep up with current 
information.


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