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		usrusr on Oct 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why did the Motorola 68000 processor family fall o... Yeah, it was the vertically unbundled platform that made the decision. Relative technical qualities of x86 vs 68k had very little to do with the outcome I think.

sitkack on Oct 8, 2023 [–]

Correct. If the M68k ended up in the IBM PC, this conversation would be entirely different. Things rarely fail from purely technical issues.

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