Why is "GenuineIntel" the default vendor_id?

Nate Eldredge (nate@cartsys.com)
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:49:01 -0800

Subject probably says it. Why is "GenuineIntel" the default vendor ID
reported by /proc/cpuinfo? Seems likely to cause a lot of confusion.
(It sure confused me at first!)

I found a posting like this on the archives some while back, but with no
response...

Email reply would be appreciated, if convenient.

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Nate Eldredge
nate@cartsys.com


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