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Re: Re: Re: intro


> I'm not sure I follow what you're saying.  It *is* legal for people other
> than Intel to make CPUs.  AMD, Cyrix, IBM and Motorola are among the
> non-Intel alternatives.  And, in my experience, the non-Intel CPUs are often
> the better ones.

The problem is, the whole concept of a "cpu" is patented under U.S. Law.
I'm not sure what the patent number is, but I know that both Intel and
motorola got socked big-time, having to back-pay the patentee.

I'm not sure when the patent was placed into effect; but the patent should
be released shortly; patents only last 17 years, then the idea is placed
in the public domain... :)

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