Scumbria,
I am with you on Paul's postings. Can't figure out what he is upto...
From Ace's:
"More Juicy K7 Bits KH Yeap Wednesday, June 2, 1999 (3:00 AM EST)
CNET Taiwan has some interesting bits on K7 here. The report confirms what I
assured you earlier: K7 was indeed demo'ed at Computex. It also says that the three
biggest Taiwanese motherboard makers, as well as at least one major OEM, have
already finished sampling their respective Slot-A motherboards for K7 and that they
can begin shipment as early as the end of June!!! These manufacturers are reported as
saying that the PIIIs are no match for K7 at the same Mhz. Also, AMD will start
shipping K7 upon the official K7 announcement is made by end of June, but do not
expect volume shipment until K7 moves to 0.18 micron later this year. Furthermore,
some K7 chipsets have already started using copper process.
According to the same report, AMD's internal estimation targets the number of K7
shipment this year at more than 1 million. Dresden fab is reported as going into
0.18-micron process "very soon" and will be resposible for K7 production. And as
reported earlier, K7 will be introducted at 500, 550 and 600 Mhz, and will be targeted
respectively at the $1,300, $1,500 and $2,200 highend PC and workstation market.
Also reported earlier is that ALI and VIA will start rolling out their K7 chipsets later this
year and will incorporate PC133 support. "
aceshardware.com
Chuck |
