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		Rafuino on March 31, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ampere EMAG 64bit Arm Workstation How convenient to use the same number as the top bin Xeon CPU, eh? Can't copyright a number though, of course.

phoenix3200 on March 31, 2019 [–]

Hilariously enough, that's why it was called a Pentium and not a 586.

Rafuino on April 3, 2019 | [–]

Yep, I'm definitely familiar with the history coming from Intel :)

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