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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (67902)8/7/1999 1:47:00 PM
From: Paul Engel  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576159
 
Tenchusatsu - Re: ". I don't know of any stability problems related directly to Athlon. I'm just saying that people who want stability in their systems will not go with Athlon until several months after introduction when some of the bugs have been worked out of the platform."

Well...how about FUNDAMENTAL COMPATABILITY PROBLEMS ?

news.com

"Dealers said chip distributors told them as recently as August 5 not to expect Athlon chips, especially in volume quantities, just yet. The Athlon is not universally compatible with all expansion cards and other PC parts on the market, said other sources. "

Paul