AMD Buys Pre-VIA Cyrix Media-GX Division

Posted by timothy on Wednesday August 6, 2003 @07:26AM from the the-chips-that-started-out-down dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A long time ago, in what feels like a different universe, Cyrix created the first sub-$1000 PC based on a 2 chip solution called the Media-GX. Soon after National Semiconductor bought Cyrix, keeping the Media-GX team and selling the 686MX team to VIA. In the meantime, the Media-GX team have created the a series of single chip PCs, and a totally new CPU, the GX2. Now National Semiconductor is selling the division to AMD, which should give it a higher profile and better fab technology again." Reader jlouderb reminds us of National Semiconductor's Device Girls promotion, "a lame take-off on the Spice Girls," and points to coverage at eWeek of the purchase.

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Re:Device Girls by scotch · 2003-08-06 08:33 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Appeal to higher brain functions, please

The purpose of the higher brain functions is getting laid more often. Grandparent post was written tongue in cheek. Is your tampon interfering with your sense of humor?

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