NexGen: 10 Brief Years of Engineering Brilliance

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech March 17 Gone But Not Forgotten [NexGen: 10 Brief Years of Engineering Brilliance](=.vUR6zthp1JL5d2U8-xy5Xn09AZ47oZm8DRO05MnzLMk) Four decades ago, the CPU market was far more diverse than it is today. One company called NexGen had backing from big PC names, plenty of capital, and a team of great engineers. [But what happened?](=.dWsIIEZcIaR2uLOHgoC08Jm-cxepWNJ641Sd7qJUn4w) =.2zRXxqy3xnUNuz1D6hrbTLG736dAELBGldBukZP4_SU =.OY-CouWIbiWKhdlIFdify6aEdPPu3n0cqnWFXBoLeLw Four decades ago, the CPU market was far more diverse than it is today. One company called NexGen had backing from big PC names, plenty of capital, and a team of great engineers. 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