[fairly off-topic] Re: [vorbis] Are AMDs preferable? [was: Choosing a processor]

[Randall Hofland]

Not certain, but perhaps VIA bought SiS?

ndrw mchl grnbrg wrote:

> Thought that VIA bought them?
>
> I used to have a ALI-based board with a K62-500 running on it.
> Solid as a rock.
>
> Randall Hofland <rhofland at fastdial.net> wrote:
> : ALi?
> :
> : Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> :
> : > ndrw mchl grnbrg wrote:
> : > >
> : > > Segher Boessenkool <segher at chello.nl> wrote:
> : > > :
> : > > : Oh, and VIA is not the only manufacturer of Athlon chipsets, and certainly
> : > > : not the best.
> : > >
> : > > Who else is making them? Honestly, when I've been looking at system boards
> : > > lately it seems like VIA's in at least 85% of them.
> : >
> : > AMD itself, of course.  And SIS is/will be making them as well.  And another
> : > company, but I forgot who.  At least four companies total.
> : >
> : > VIA is used most because it is cheapest.  Cheap and high quality / good vendor
> : > after-sales support don't correlate very much...
> : >
> : > Cheers,
> : >
> : > Segher
>
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