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Date:      Sat, 08 Nov 1997 12:06:33 -0800
From:      Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
To:        Robert Eckardt <roberte@mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
Cc:        afuchs@totum.plaut.de (alex fuchsstadt), jas@flyingfox.com, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Newest Pentium bug (fatal) 
Message-ID:  <199711082006.MAA01747@lestat.nas.nasa.gov>

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On Sat, 8 Nov 1997 18:32:27 +0100 (MEZ) 
 Robert Eckardt <roberte@MEP.Ruhr-Uni-Bochum.de> wrote:

 > Intel just got the "Alpha technology" from DEC
 > and DEC will buy chips from intel.

..Samsung also makes Alpha processors.  IIRC, DEC retains rights on the
Alpha, Intel has _licensed_ some of the patented Alpha technology, and
Intel has acquired the fabs where the Alpha is produced..

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