[KLUG Hardware] Re: Ahh Cyrix, I remember him well... -- Intel(R) or Intel x86? Ack, my ignorance!

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 14:24, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> BTW, I didn't mean it was the ViA C3 per-se (bad BS, bad!), but I
> thought it was a low-power National Semiconductor Cyrix variant. 
> National has a patent cross-license agreement with Intel.
> If you have some info on this, please let me know.  I was told it
> was a National x86 part.

Hmmm, maybe it does have the Intel brand, not sure.  A lot of sites are
saying it is an Intel P3, but the Microsoft site says just Intel -- but
that could mean just x86.  I wouldn't be surprised if the end-result was
that National had some SoC (system-on-a-chip) design into it -- that
would makes sense given their arrangement with Intel.  I just knew
National was involved with its development and made a poor assumption I
guess.

Damn, I guess I'm _way-off_.  It's an nVidia logic set using AMD
HyperTransport with a traditional, mobile Intel Celeron according to
this review: 
http://www.vanshardware.com/articles/2001/november/011116_Xbox/011116_Xbox.htm

Looks like nVidia had more to do with the design.  My ignorance.  Thanx
for correcting me.  Damn that suckers gotta run Microsoft a pretty
penny!  Ouch!  Much cost 2-3x as Sony to make the Playstation!  Talk
about "dumping" into yet another market!

-- Bryan

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