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NexGen. Now there's a name I've not heard in years. The had promise but sadly lost out to Intel. I remember them and MIPS and Digital Equipment Corp battling for the server market. It was a great time and competition was all around. Today sucks by comparison.
NexGen. Now there's a name I've not heard in years. The had promise but sadly lost out to Intel. I remember them and MIPS and Digital Equipment Corp battling for the server market. It was a great time and competition was all around. Today sucks by comparison.
They had a RISC core with real-time conversion! They didnt lose or anything, their technique was novel at the time, they got bought by AMD
They had a RISC core with real-time conversion! They didnt lose or anything, their technique was novel at the time, they got bought by AMD
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