[geeks] PA Semi CPU start up company

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net>
>Date: Mon May 22 12:56:01 CDT 2006
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] PA Semi CPU start up company

>On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 01:14:38PM -0400, velociraptor wrote:
>> Interesting article on a start-up that was working with Apple on a CPU
>> deal before they signed with Intel:
>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/19/pasemi_apple/
>
>People say "oh apple was stupid for giving up PowerPC", but this company
>wasn't even shipping silicon yet... one of the reasons Apple went with Intel
>was that Intel can meet demand (volume).

And, based on casual reports I've read, Intel delivered a much appreciated performance boost, esp. in Laptop applications, RIGHT NOW.

Lionel