Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 02:48:21 -0500 From: Tony Overfield <tony@dell.com> To: Craig Johnston <craig@gnofn.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Pentium II? Message-ID: <3.0.2.32.19970802024821.0069d68c@bugs.us.dell.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970729133929.22125C-100000@sparkie.gnofn.org > References: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970729100017.26870A-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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At 02:02 PM 7/29/97 -0500, Craig Johnston wrote: > >[black helicopters deleted] >I wouldn't count >on not running into bugs in the relatively untested slot 1 chipset. No. The Pentium II uses Pentium Pro chipsets, not Pentium chipsets or "Slot 1 chipsets." >Slot 1 is also entirely proprietary -- Intel's response to more >competition than it likes from AMD and now Cyrix. No. Think like an engineer and you will probably be able to understand why Slot 1 was created. - Tony
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