Jim,
re:"Athwipe"
I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, you can prove nothin!
[tm Bart Simpson]
"M-e-d-i-c-a-t-i-o-n"
About the K6-2+, did you read AceHardware?
aceshardware.com
Apparently an AMD employee "Drew" had some things to say:
Spitfire Availablility (AMD)
Posted By Brian Neal
Wednesday, February 16, 2000 - 11:52:50 AM
There's been a great deal of confusion lately regarding AMD's plans for the low-end of the market.
As it stands, the K6-2 is the current low-end chip for AMD while it is to eventually replaced by
Spitfire. Spitfire is an Athlon with on-die L2 cache in a Socket-A package (instead of the typical Slot
package used by current Athlons). We will also see a K6-2+, however, which is essentially a K6-III
with half the cache (128KB).
An AMD representative has posted on our General Message Board in a response to a reader seeking
some clarification on Spitfire. I've quoted his comments below:
>Where exactly are they going to fit in into the AMD line in terms of
>performance and cost?
Spitfire is planned for the "performance" segment of the market, ie around the sub$1200 area where
the K6-2/III have typically played. You'll have to wait for actual performance numbers till the part is
launched, but it is planned to offer competitive performance at the price.
>Also is the time frame for these prohibitive, want to upgrade in the next few
>months at the outside.
We have said Spitfire is targeted for a mid-year introduction. That time is fast approaching.
> It used to be easy, K6 or pentium, my
> head hurts from thinking about it.
sorry about that. choice hurts. ;-)
As Drew mentions here, Spitfire is scheduled for a mid-year introduction. We are currently
estimating a May release.
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I got this email I posted in January from AMD:
There is no AMD K6-III+.
Forthcoming AMD processors include:
AMD-K6-2+ = AMD-K6-2 on 0.18 micron, on-die cache, Super7
AMD Athlon K75 = AMD Athlon w/on-die cache, on 0.18 micron, Slot A
Spitfire = K75 w/on-die L2 cache, Socket A
Thunderbird = K75 w/on-die L2 cache, Slot A/Socket A (Performance workstation)
Mustang = Athlon mobile, 0.18 micron copper process, on-die cache up to 2MB
enhanced core, Slot A/Socket A
SledgeHammer = 8th generation:X86-64bit
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Apparently the status of the K6-2+ is shall we say "dynamic"?
I'm still awaiting the "top secret" K6-3+ Copper <1 Watt mobile parts out of Dresden's back rooms.
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