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:Reminds me of something else... by leviramsey · 2003-08-06 07:35 · Score: 0, Troll

Is it just me, or is your .sig a tribute to goatse?
Reader jlouderb reminds us of .... by stratjakt · 2003-08-06 08:01 · Score: 0, Troll

... his homosexuality.

Who the hell complains about a handful of cute chicks at a trade show?

There's always the Apple booth and your local LUG.

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