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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Joe NYC who wrote (119738)	7/8/2000 1:40:46 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574888

Re: "Can you elaborate, that is post which parts are false, and what true statements should replace the false statements?" Several things were wrong. Processor options are determined by programmable fuses which can be selected either before or after packaging. Selection is permanent as fuses are blown. It would be idiotic to select the clock multiplier before packaging because the ultimate frequency cannot be reliably determined prior to high temperature testing. Because the statement about Celerons and PIIIs being the same die can not be an Intel secret, as anyone can buy them and open the package and inspect for themselves, I don't mind saying that that is true. However the statement that the old 486SXs were really 486DXs with the FPT disabled is not true but instead an enduring urban legend with only a slight basis in fact. Early engineering samples were DXs with the FPU disabled but not production material. Anyone could buy those and inspect them as well. They would find different die in any package not labeled "ES" (if you could find them anymore). EP