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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (149430)	11/25/2001 11:48:48 PM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 186894

According to an article by SiliconStrategies, AMD will ship three versions of Hammer during the second half of next year. The first to ship is likely to be the desktop variant codenamed Clawhammer, which is likely to feature a 64-bit memory interface as discussed above. Sledgehammer, on the other hand, will probably feature a 128-bit memory interface. There is little information to support a third version at this time, however, there have been a number of rumors suggesting a possible on-chip multiprocessor (CMP) implementation. In particular, page 26 of the MPF presentation mentions two CPU ports in the on-chip northbridge. This may be an even stronger indication of a future CMP variant of Hammer. aceshardware.com

To: wanna_bmw who wrote (149430)	11/26/2001 12:10:48 AM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Wanna: You don't need to wait that long. I'm sure I won't ;-) I certainly expect that boards claiming Northwood compatibility will have just that. I wouldn't expect it from other boards, however. You may well be right that the whole reason for the new P4 socket (before Northwood) was to ensure compatibility with Northwood. I just don't see how Paul can claim "Athlon instability" just because AthlonXP won't (read: isn't guaranteed to) work in old motherboards. AMD has been fully above board on this and said that most, but not all(!), cases can be solved with the appropriate BIOS update. This is similar to the transition to Tualatin. It won't work in all older boards. That's fully to be expected. New major reworkings won't always work in old motherboards. Such is life - for both AMD and Intel. Is it ideal? No, not for the consumer, anyway ;-). -fyo