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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (151731)12/8/2001 2:36:35 PM
From: Joe NYC  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
wbmw,

I generally like your posts, but this one is below par.

You complain about Intel's slot 1.

I am doing just the opposite. This is what I said: "One platform that was around for reasonable amount of time was Slot 1", which to me is a praise from the point of view of this thread, which is about upgradability

You complain about changing bus speeds. How about AMD going from 200MHz to 266MHz? Upgrading the CPU here required a new motherboard.

AMD sells CPUs for up to 1.4 GHz for the old bus, and are pretty much multiplier unlocked, giving upgraders additional flexibility.

You complain about Intel moving from SDRAM to DDR.

No I don't.

Note: if you have a board without the proper bios – the motherboard will NOT post in most cases.

If you have any hands on experience with computers, you know this is the norm.

So I don't see what your problem is. AMD has had the same kinds of transitions as Intel. Intel of course had to transition Pentium 4 from socket-423 to socket-478, but that's the only difference I see. All your other examples match transitions that AMD has made as well.

If you don't see the difference, let me help you count the number of sockets since both Intel and AMD switched from Slot form factor:

AMD:
1. Socket A

Intel:
1. Original Celeron Socket 370
2. Coppermine Socket 370. Coppermine chips incompatible with previous generation of Socket 370. Coppermine chips can't be used as upgrades.
3. Tualatin Socket 370. Tualatin Socket 370 chips incompatible with any previous generation of Socket 370. Coppermine chips can't be used as upgrades.
4. Socket 423. Incompatible with any previous Socket. Socket 423 CPU can't be used for upgrades.
5. Socket 478. Incompatible with any previous Socket. CPU can't be used for upgrades.

This is how Intel killed it's own upgrade market.

Joe
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