1. War of the Major CPU Manufacturers

2.  1969: AMD founded by former executives.  1972-1974: AMD goes public with their first manufacturing facility.  1976-1978: Cross-license agreement signed with Intel.  1981: Sales doubled since 1978 and components in space.  1982: Second source for the 8086 and 8088 CPU’s.  1985: AMD sales reach their highest point.  1986: Memory market and time for a change.  1991: AMD gives Intel a challenge with the Am386 chip.  1993: Am486 and flash memory.  1994: Agreement with Compaq, New headquarters, law suit finalized.

3.  1968: Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore found Intel.  1969: The birth of the logo.  1972: First manufacturing facility.  1974: The Intel 8080 microprocessor.  1975: One of the worlds first PC’s  1976: Worlds first microcontrollers.  1980: Ethernet is announced.  1981: High-tech industry recession.  1990: Bob Noyce falls to a heart attack.  1993: The Pentium.  1997: Intel’s “bunny people”.  2000: Then there was the Pentium 4.  2005: Moore’s Law turns 40.

6.  Value for money: AMD Athlon64 X2 4850e Priced at under 120$ is great value for a basic computer. Big performance: Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition No surprise there really?