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Vintage_1983_AM29116_Bipolar_CPU_with_brushed_aluminum_heat_spreader
One of the branch directions the AMD 2900 product line took was a fully integrated 16 bit data path with register file. Sequencing and microcode memory was still in other chips. One of the most distinguishing features of this bipolar processor was the aluminum heat spreader on the top, The picture does not do justice to the gold color of the logo and text window. From a marketing point of view this was really a clever move (and used on several other AMD products during the 1980's). When ever any company got a press release for their product (disk controllers, modems, video graphics, ...) there would be a photo of the board, and the AMD logo would be a very obvious feature.
Vintage_1983_AM29116_Bipolar_CPU_with_brushed_aluminum_heat_spreader
One of the branch directions the AMD 2900 product line took was a fully integrated 16 bit data path with register file. Sequencing and microcode memory was still in other chips. One of the most distinguishing features of this bipolar processor was the aluminum heat spreader on the top, The picture does not do justice to the gold color of the logo and text window. From a marketing point of view this was really a clever move (and used on several other AMD products during the 1980's). When ever any company got a press release for their product (disk controllers, modems, video graphics, ...) there would be a photo of the board, and the AMD logo would be a very obvious feature.