[rescue] OT: Linux and USB on Intel

David Passmore dpassmor at sneakers.org
Sun Apr 20 15:42:08 CDT 2003


On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 04:23:07PM -0400, Dave McGuire wrote:

>    Well the x86 problem will take care of itself.  The architecture 
> itself hit a dead end two generations ago.  While I'm sure they'll do 
> their best to get another iteration out of it, I'll be shocked if they 
> can milk it for two, then it's done.  I'm not worried about it at all.
> 
>    x86 is a self-limiting problem.

I'm not sure I agree, Intel engineers have proven to be very clever (and
Intel's marketing very good at reaching managers), so time will tell.

David


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