Learning from mistakes
I have been always intrested in gaming consoles such as PlayStation, XBox and Nintendo’s. The internal details are the most imporant that I enjoy reading. And to add further to my joy, i came across this great article on ReedElectronics. Quote :
Those goals fit well with the choice of IBM and ATI for the two pieces of silicon that would account for more than half the cost of the box. Each chip supplier moved forward, based on a “statement of work, ” but Gibson kept his options open, and it would be months before the team finalized a contract. Both IBM and ATI could pull blocks of IP from their existing products and reuse them in the Microsoft chips. Engineering teams from both companies began working on joint projects such as the data pathway that connected the chips. ATI had to make contingency plans, in case Microsoft chose Intel over IBM, and IBM also had to consider the possibility that Microsoft might choose Nvidia.
Intresting read.
