but they didn't throw the x86 under the bus for it's name. If they had, Intel would be a has-been chipmaker the same way Motorola is.
In 1964 IBM realized it was a revolutionary idea to keep the same architecture from one generation of computers to the next. Intel was the second company to take this vision seriously and realize it and that's why Intel not only made the first microprocessor but it is still a dominant producer today. (Alternately the Apple II has no heirs because there wasn't a progression to a compatible Apple 3, Apple 4, etc.)
The Apple II did have heirs, lots of them, right up to the late 1980s which meant it was a viable platform for well over a decade. From the ill fated Apple III to the various smaller/faster/better IIc/GS/e and whatnot. It's interesting to watch "The Computer Chronicles" from the 1980s on Youtube and be reminded of how diverse the personal computer industry was back then.
Apple had a dual strategy for far longer than is generally remembered, the Macintosh was a hit but it wasn't a home run for a long time.
It still same issue. Remember intel never get 64 bit and we even now call amd64 to confuse people - we have an intel chip why it was called amd64!!!
No intel is abandon x86 all the times. That is why until the competitor call them out they just will work like Motorola did. And that is why the cpu they have never got real update for decade. Once again amd save the x86 days.
And for intel move to risc … balk the wrong tree and give up even ARM as it is not invented here.
Just a badly managed engineering firm. Need a woman I think. Or do not ignore woman when come to innovation. And keep the family.
Intel's amd64 chip name was given by the individual contributor racing car enthusiast at Microsoft behind the NT kernel. There is an interview on Youtube with the actual person.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_i860
but they didn't throw the x86 under the bus for it's name. If they had, Intel would be a has-been chipmaker the same way Motorola is.
In 1964 IBM realized it was a revolutionary idea to keep the same architecture from one generation of computers to the next. Intel was the second company to take this vision seriously and realize it and that's why Intel not only made the first microprocessor but it is still a dominant producer today. (Alternately the Apple II has no heirs because there wasn't a progression to a compatible Apple 3, Apple 4, etc.)