To all you "Celery" detractors (not you Paul), take this:
Craig Barrett, the company's chief operating officer, said the new Celeron chip
aimed at the cheap PC market should drive sales in the second half. "We see
Celeron as a very strong family going forward," Barrett said.
I hate to say I told you so, but:
1. I said in a post that taking L2 off Covington to get it competitively priced is no big deal. NOT EVEN MAINFRAMES HAD L2 CACHE UNTIL ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. That being the case, a low end PC chip can easily do without L2. For the disbelievers, Mendocino, or "Celery" 2, will put a goodly amount of L2 back on.
2. I said in a post that even if Covington is not as fast as, say, a Pentium 233, no big deal. The box makers and a lot of others will use it on a few test systems to debug all their software, drivers, get an idea of any of the nuances in Slot 1 (none I have seen yet). Then, they can go into production on one or the other or both. I see both.
3. I said in a post that the "Celeries" will wean people off slot 7 and hasten it's demise even quicker. Looks like it's ahappenin', folks.
Enough. Ann Janssen says I'm still diplomatic, even when I feel like I'm bashing the competition. I might as well keep it that way.
Oh, I'd like to say an especial I told you so to the non-technical, non computer design types from the PC rags, analyst land, wherever, who know not what the he-two sticks they are talking about,as well as those posting here.
Tony |
