Amen. (I didnt mean to imply that Inmos technology was smoke and mirrors.) Looking back at that period, there was no inherent technological reason why 8086 had

Amen. (I didnt mean to imply that Inmos technology was smoke and mirrors.) Looking back at that period, there was no inherent technological reason why 8086 had to win out. It could just have easily been something from Motorola, Texas Instruments, or Inmos. I think that one of the difficulties for government investments made by small(er) countries is that there simply arent that many native horses to back, in contrast to places like the US (then and now) or maybe China (now).