[cctalk] "Pentium" (by any other name?)

"What to use in place of 586?" Unreliable sources told me that the name "Pentium" was chosen in a contest; what was second place?? It was said that Intel chose to not use "586", because competitors were competing and/or cheating on the numbers a 386 level chip being called "486xx", 486 level chips being called "586", and 586 level chips being called "686" . . . and "you can not "trademark" a number." (sorry for an automotive analogy, but what about the Oldsmobile "442"?) "Pentium" seemed to be safe from "look-alike"names/numbers. BUT, they may not have noticed a serious risk on that. Honeywell had purchased "Pentax" from Asahi. If Honeywell wanted to jump into the fray, they could probably legally put out a chip named "Pentaxium". Fortunately for Intel, Honeywell did not. -- Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com