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12th June 2004, 15:54 | #1 |
Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| 486 Turns 15 Years Old The 486 processor , introduced in 1989 at 25 and 33MHz clock speeds, is now 15 years old. Intel's simultaneous launch of both the 486, a CISC chip, and the i860, a RISC chip, was a gamble. Remarks Intel's former CEO, Andy Grove: 'our equivocation caused our customers to wonder what Intel really stood for, the 486 or i860? http://www.pcmech.com/show/processors/35/2 http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/20...0603025412.htm
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12th June 2004, 18:19 | #2 |
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| Still have the board, 486/33 proc mounted and 16mB memory. I plan on mounting it on flexi-glass support for decoration. I built the system in 1992 costing $1800. Where were you and what were you doing 15 years ago when the 486 was born?
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