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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 215.00+0.7%Dec 22 3:59 PM EST

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To: andreas_wonisch who wrote (52936)8/29/2001 9:01:24 AM
From: Charles GrybaRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
Andreas, I thought the OS queries the BIOS to get the speed. I don't see how the OS can calculate the speed of the CPU since it does not have direct access to the hardware. It has to go through the BIOS. So AMD can tell the BIOS guys to report that speed to the OS.

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