mslater@cup.portal.com (Michael Z Slater) (05/24/90)
>>> Also, Nexgen makes a '386 clone. >>Hmmm. Conspiracy theory conventional wisdom is that intel is pushing >>so hard on the 386 so they can close off the chip-level competition. >>When did this happen? > >Michael Slater says that they may not actually be in production now (I don't >think he was sure; sorry if I'm forgetting something, Michael). But it's Nexgen's chips are going to tape out this month and next. If all goes well, they should have a working system this fall. The question is, will all go well? As to Intel's legal rights, there are several issues here. Nexgen is well aware of the situation, and has a trick or two that may avoid some of the patents. Michael Slater, Microprocessor Report mslater@cup.portal.com