[net.micro.68k] 80186 price

stevel@dartvax.UUCP (Steve Ligett) (06/12/85)

> Well, I was just reading a trade rag that quoted Intel and AMD as
> having REDUCED the price of the 80186 by 50% to $15-20 for 25K.  We got
> quotes of about $10 for 10MHz 68000's in quantity last month.
> All those pins are really driving up the price...

Ken (of Intel) didn't mention it in his reply to the above, but
Intel's partner(chip), AMD, has a subtle series of ads in the
June 10, 1985 Electronic Engineering Times that mention AMD's
price for their 8MHz PLCC Am80186 is $14.95 for 1K.  See page
62 (for example).  Or see page 44 of Electronic News (June 3).
 
Disclaimer #1: I am considering using the 186.  Just yesterday
I was reading an application note Ken wrote...
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phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) (06/13/85)

In article <3237@dartvax.UUCP> stevel@dartvax.UUCP (Steve Ligett) writes:
>Ken (of Intel) didn't mention it in his reply to the above, but
>Intel's partner(chip), AMD, has a subtle series of ads in the
>June 10, 1985 Electronic Engineering Times that mention AMD's
>price for their 8MHz PLCC Am80186 is $14.95 for 1K.

Subtle? ha ha ha. That's not the way AMD does things. I have the ad in
front of me and it is certainly not subtle. I wonder what the price is
in large quantities?

(this is only my opinion, but I've been to 3 AMD Christmas parties, if
you want to talk about unsubtle)
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