On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, David VanHorn wrote:

> http://www.jpixton.dircon.co.uk/pic/history.html
> http://home.teleport.com/~scd/IP/IP_pic.pdf
> http://www.myke.com/picmicro.htm
>
> We're not the only ones with that implant!

I had thought "Peripheral Interface Controller" for years.  It was only
today that I actually saw what appears to be the GI data sheet from 1977.
It may even be that it started as one and later changed to the other while
still in GI's product line, I don't know.  While I would never argue the
fact that "Peripheral Interface Controller" is what most people think it
stands for, and that it appears all over the Web, it may shock some people
to learn that not all information published on the Web is 100% factual and
accurate.  Hard to believe, I know.  Anyway, unless the GI data sheet is a
clever forgery intended to sow confusion and debate, I'd tend to give it
more weight than most web sites.

But in the end, the big question remains:  Who cares?

Dale
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