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AMD did make Pentium-socket-compatible CPUs. Also, I would imagine that Socket 5/7 were protected with a patent, not copyright.
by dpark 10y ago
AMD did make Pentium-socket-compatible CPUs. Also, I would imagine that Socket 5/7 were protected with a patent, not copyright.
- trhway 10y agoi forgot about the Socket 5/7. I was referring to the point of their divergence : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices#K5.2C_K6.2C_Athlon.2C_Duron.2C_and_Sempron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices#K5.2C_K... "The K7 was AMD's seventh-generation x86 processor, making its debut on June 23, 1999, under the brand name Athlon. Unlike previous AMD processors, it could not be used on the same motherboards as Intel's, due to licensing issues surrounding Intel's Slot 1 connector, and instead used a Slot A connector..."
- dpark 10y ago"Licensing issues" does not necessarily mean copyright. I strongly suspect patent here.