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why the name 'pentium' for 586 processors

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harikrishnat Original post #1
Nov 1, 2007 at 11:20 PM
can any one tell me why did intel name 8056 processors as pentium,

and the clue i got from my lecturer is "architecture", and it is not because of 5 in 586,

thank you
it_waaznt_me
Nov 3, 2007 at 1:24 AM
i586 were called Pentium because you cannot trademark a number ..