Dan3,
Intel MB plans.
Looks like PC133 sooner than later:
Bad news for RDRAM if this is true:
Posted 09/09/99 12:03am by Mike Magee
Two i820 mobos up Intel sleeves...
Sources at Intel Israel told The Register early this morning that the chip giant will ship at least two versions of i820 Caminos when info is released on the 27 September next.
Intel is readying both the Vancouver VC820 and another mobo believed to be called the Fairbanks, the CC820, and also based on the Camino chip set.
The chip giant is hedging its memory bets, said Intel Israel. One allows people to move quickly from the BX set to the 820, while the other is intended to satisfy wide demand for the PC-133 SDRAM standard.
Last week, at the Intel Developer Forum, the chip giant hedged its bets on future DRAM technology, as reported here.
Our info goes like this. The Vancouver board is intended as a channel mobo, and Intel is claiming Rambus is, so to speak, the "bee's bollocks" on the Vancouver.
But the CC820 -- a separate mobo -- is the "bee's knees" for SDRAM PC-133.
That confirms our reports last week that Intel is a havering and a wavering over its Rambus technology. (We do wish Intel would come clean about this, rather than making us call every distie in the Western World...)
The boards will be available, in both varieties, in week 42, according to a German distributor familiar with these matters and Intel's plans.
Intel will sell the two types of i820 board either individually or in boxes of 10, the German distributor confirmed.
As usual, Intel in the US was not available for comment at press time. Some boards will come with Soundblaster audio, while some will not.
Other information from the German distie reveals that the Lan configuration of the CA 810 board is on indefinite hold because the RJ45 Lan connector is not working as it should. Intel is telling its distributors that changes can happen at a moment's notice.
Again, Intel was not in 24x7 mode... © |
