The problem with the i960 was that (according to the last comment on https://www.righto.com/2023/07/the-complex-history-of-intel-i960-risc.html https://www.righ

The problem with the i960 was that (according to the last comment on https://www.righto.com/2023/07/the-complex-history-of-intel-i960-risc.html https://www.righto.com/2023/07/the-complex-history-of-intel-... ) the 386 team got more resources and a better process node than the i960, which was produced on a 1.0-micron process, which was already old at that time.