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To: TGPTNDR who wrote (71115)2/8/2002 11:24:20 AM
From: ElmerRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Actually, IIRC, the first iterations of the Pentium were sort of -- dogs? No, that's too strong. Disappointing. While everybody was talking about how great the PPC was.

An exact analogy to Willamette. The die was too big and the performance wasn't stellar. The subsequent versions were the ones intended for high volume. Same identical thing with PPro.

EP