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From: "Eric J. Schwertfeger" <ejs@bfd.com>
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On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Andreas Klemm wrote:

> Hmm, whats the best price for a PPro in the US ?

PPro 150 - $209
PPro 180 ~ $459
PPro 200 ~ $640

The 180 and 200 are an "as I remember it", since I wasn't actually
shopping for them,

> Currently I'm unsure, what to do. 
> 	a) Buy a SMP board now, that's currently well supported 
> 	   by FreeBSD 
> 	b) Wait for faster PPro chipsets, is there something in
> 	   the queue for PPros ? Regarding 100MHz bus clock and
> 	   better memory performance ?

Scuttlebutt is that the PPro ends at 200Mhz, because Intel wants everyone
to switch over to Slot One technology, so they get a stranglehold on the
market.