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SubjectRe: Linux on Merced
On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Alan Cox wrote:

> Try and also see things from Intel's point of view a little. The secrecy
> around new chips is normal. Imagine what would happen if AMD got a copy
> of the Merced specification and released a clone before Intel released
> the original..

Also, intel has an iron-clad committment to reverse-compatibility
within the x86 line. This is a good part of why they were so upset
about people's discovery of the RDTSC and other hidden pentium-isms; now
they have to support them until the end of time. In that environment,
I would not be eager to give people a draft copy of my chip spec either.

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Todd Graham Lewis Manager of Web Engineering MindSpring Enterprises
(800) 719-4664, x2804 Linux! tlewis@mindspring.net



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