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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (21991)	12/8/2000 2:04:55 PM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Dan, <Dean Kent had this little blurb today on the KM133: Note that this chipset specifically supports the mobile market as well as the desktop market. Intel has reportedly been shifting emphasis towards the high-end and notebook markets because of the higher margins, and allowing AMD to gain more share of the low and mid-range desktop markets. With the Mustang core line of processors (Morgan and Palomino), AMD will be able to finally offer solutions in the mobile market that should compete very well against the Intel offerings. (from realworldtech.com > Thanks for posting. I went and checked the blurb as well as the VIA press release. The good news is this is available in volume now. So, at least the 1G/1.13/1.2G parts will not be sitting on AMD shelves for much longer and we now have a reasonable volume platform for Athlon/Duron for mid-range. Not bad at all. Chuck

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (21991)	12/8/2000 2:14:37 PM
From: andreas_wonisch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Dan, Re: The ALi DDR chipset has mobile support too. And even today's announced KT133A has mobile support (PowerNow! and OnNow -- do you know what the latter stands for?). Edit: Sorry, just saw that Dean Kent posted the same information but I didn't see him posting anything about the KM133 -- did you mix it accidently up? I'm not sure if the KM133 has also mobile support (it would make very much sense but I couldn't find anything on VIA's website mentioning it). Here's the press release from VIA: viatech.com Supports AMD Athlon™ and AMD Duron™ processors 200/266MHz Front Side Bus A Apollo KT133A Chipset The VIA Apollo KT133A is a two-chip set, consisting of the VT8363A North Bridge and a choice of VT82C686A and VT82C686B "Super" South Bridges. It comes with a full set of advanced features specifically designed to optimize the performance of the Socket A AMD Athlon™ and AMD Duron™ processors, including a 200/266MHz FSB, AGP4X, and support for high-speed PC133 SDRAM. Key Features AGP4X Supports up to 2.0 GB of 100/133MHz SDRAM and VCM memory types PCI 2.2 ATA 33/66/100 4 USB ports Integrated AC-Link for AC-97 audio and HSP Modem Integrated Super I/O and Hardware Monitoring Integrated KBC, RTC Advanced system power management with ACPI, OnNow, and PowerNow! North Bridge: 552-pin BGA VT8363A South Bridge: 352-pin BGAVT82C686A / VT82C686B Price and Availability The VIA Apollo KT133A chipset is manufactured at TSMC in a .35 micron, 3 metal layer process. The VIA Apollo KT133A chipset is in volume production now and is priced at $34 in OEM quantities. Motherboards featuring the VIA Apollo KT133A chipset are available from all leading mainboard vendors. Please contact VIA for more information. Andreas