Sun's x86 Clone
Cyrix, Rise Technology, Transmeta, IDT's WinChip, Meridian, Metaflow, MemoryLogix, Montalvo - all of these were failed x86 clone attempts - and, according to the New York Times, there was nearly another x86 clone from Sun.
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