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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (110410)	9/20/2000 2:31:10 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) of 186894

Ten - Re: "The AMD technology that requires the Processor to go into a HALT state to shift voltages?> Really? Is that a bad thing? " You Betcha !! Read what the Sharkster had to say: sharkyextreme.com On the positive side, AMD has their new PowerNow! technology. PowerNow! lowers CPU clock speed and voltage to a certain number of pre-set levels depending on the needed CPU power. The CPU switches between states in the middle of tasks to save power. Unfortunately, the CPU needs to enter a Halt state to switch clock speed and power levels, so in tasks such as playing a DVD, you may see skipping. In an AMD demonstration we saw at the recent Platform 2000 conference, we watched "Lost in Space" skip around like Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road. According to AMD, PowerNow! dramatically increases battery life, which could make the difference between watching all of "Lost in Space" or only two-thirds of it, but it seems you would have to like skipping video to put up with it. PowerNow! looks much more useful for less intensive applications, such as Office 2000.

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