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p_l | karma 8319 | avg karma 1.99 · 2023-06-05 13:09:35

In the mid 90s IBM used it for multiple chips in POWER and S/390

kjs3 | karma 2816 | avg karma 0.96 · 2023-06-05 14:11:22

So did Intel with the Pentium Pro and later Pentium 2, didn't they?

p_l | karma 8319 | avg karma 1.99 · 2023-06-05 14:17:35

I believe Pentium 4D counts more than Pentium 2, but Pentium Pro does count and it was part of why it was so expensive (comparably). The slot-mounted CPU modules were essentially avoidances of multi-chip-modules or large easily broken (thus low yield) dies, and ran a normal PCB.