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StrongARMing Newton (10/28/97)
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It became clear today that yesterday's settlement between Digital and Intel may drastically affect the future of the Newton line. Why? Because Intel just bought all of Digital's chipmaking facilities, and Digital doesn't just make the Alpha, which is used in high-end desktop systems and servers-- they also make the StrongARM processor that is the heart of the MessagePad 2000 and 2100, and was likely to be the processor for newer eMate systems. News.com has a story which reveals this, though it's main focus is on the dubious future of the Alpha.

This fact leaves a couple of avenues open for Apple. They could look for another low-power chip that would be suitable for Newton computers (perhaps whatever's powering some of those goofy little Windows CE devices?), or they could continue to use the StrongARM, purchased from Digital/Intel, for as long as it's available (an analyst in the news.com story says that it's likely that Intel will terminate StrongARM).

So an eMate may be the first Apple computer to use an Intel chip. Who saw that one coming?

 
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The above scene was taken from the 10/28/97 episode:

October 28, 1997: (Sorry—this was before we started writing intro text for each episode!)

Other scenes from that episode:

  • 127: Jobsless in Cupertino (10/28/97)   Well, the news (apparently) finally came today, and if it's true, we at AtAT consider it a blow to Apple, as well as to the Macintosh world at large. Steve Jobs has announced that he will not become Apple's permanent CEO, according to a Reuters story, which quotes a Pixar executive. Jobs reportedly broke the news to analysts in a conference call on Monday afternoon...

  • 129: I Take a Size 5 Browser (10/28/97)   To keep tonight's episode from being a total downer, check out this nifty San Francisco Chronicle article about "wearable web accessories." This all seems to be the natural extension of this MIT guy around here who has spent the last several years broadcasting his life to his web page...

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