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		hsm3 on May 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NeXT Computers NeXT wasn't bought until late 1996. That didnt kill the RISC project, what happened is the company dropped all hardware and became software-only (primarily on top of x86 boxes, but some lower-level pieces ran on HP and SPARC).

mattl on May 8, 2023 | [–]

And spun off their hardware division as Firepower systems and sold it to Canon

GlenTheMachine on May 8, 2023 | [–]

Ah, yes, you are correct. Thanks for jogging my memory.

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