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jpmattia ◴[12 Nov 25 15:04 UTC] No.45901114[source]▶

> so IBM handled manufacturing of its first-generation CPUs.

I'm curious: Is there a consensus on which startup companies achieved success using IBM as a fab? or if not a consensus, I'd settle for anecdotes too.

My own company (which built 40G optical transponders) used them back in that era. While the tech was first rate, the pricing was something to behold.

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rwmj ◴[12 Nov 25 15:22 UTC] No.45901310[source]▶

>>45901114 #

> the pricing was something to behold

I guess you mean that not in a good way?

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1. noir_lord ◴[12 Nov 25 15:40 UTC] No.45901502[source]▶

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I'd imagine so, IBM are many things (some of them brilliant) but I don't think anyone's ever accused them of been cheap.

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