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		youdontknowtho on Nov 7, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Open Letter to Intel Does anybody remember the other x86 competitor of the 90's Cyrix? (Is that the name?) What happened to them. Is there anyone out there with an x86 IP license that could build a super simple P3 or P4 class chip?

brohee on Nov 7, 2017 [–]

The Cyrix x86 IP was bought by VIA (by way of National Semiconductor), which still makes low power x86 CPU, often found in SFF, low power PC.

youdontknowtho on Nov 7, 2017 | [–]

seems like they could produce an eight core P4 equivalent without ME.

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