[Ti] OFFTOPIC Powerbook MacIntel . . .

[kalirhe at umdnj.edu]

Quoting Chris Olson <chris.olson at astcomm.net>:

> On Nov 30, 2005, at 2:52 PM, Ian Collier wrote:
> 
> > And this is relevant precisely how to a report indicating that  
> > Intel's new processor performs pretty well. Specifically the report  
> > states "Pentium M processor looks set to provide a significant  
> > boost to notebook performance" and more in a similar vein.
> >
> > I don't quite get your point.
> 
> I'm sorry.  You would have to be familiar with Intel's history to  
> understand the joke.
> AMD had a 233mmx processor, Intel had a 200mmx processor. Intel's  
> push to get the PII released on it's proprietary slot prevented them  
> from finding a floating point bug in the processor.

Chris? You lost me there too, buddy...

If Intel are such bungling nincompoops...how come they have 80% of the
market??

Best,

Henry