Subject: OffTopic: Intel's dependent on the Alpha chip...
To: classiccmp@classiccmp.org \(E-mail\) <classiccmp@classiccmp.org>
From: David Woyciesjes <DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
List: port-alpha
Date: 11/01/2001 13:20:35
Here's some ammo for the anti-Intel folks...

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! -----Original Message-----
! From: Grant Bechler [mailto:GrantB@plaid.com]
! Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:35 PM
! To: AlphaNT Mailing List
! Subject: [alphant] Intel's dependent on the Alpha chip (From the
! inquirer)
! 
! 
! Howdy All,
! 
! I thought that Aaron would get a kick out of this article
! 
! http://213.219.40.69/01110105.htm
! 
! "WE WONDERED WHY DOUG BUSCH, the IT manager at Intel, went 
! all coy on us
! yesterday when we asked about the systems running in its factories
! (fabrication plants) and a little bit of investigation has 
! revealed the
! answer.
! Its fabs are heavily dependent on Alpha microprocessors and 
! run OpenVMS to
! ensure that blue screens of death or glitches in its own 
! chips don't bring
! the production lines down..."