Merced: 8086 or i432?

Mike Martin writes "The NYTimes is running this story on the new Merced processor in which they question whether it has the potential to live up to its hype and whether the market demand will be there to support it. They compare its future to both the i432, a predecessor to the 8086 chip which flopped miserably, and the 8086, and give a brief history of the origins of the Merced design. "