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To: LONE EAGLE who wrote (6976)	2/24/1998 9:55:00 AM
From: Hippieslayer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11555

maybe intel should sell asprin with their chips cuz many people, especially computers owner, are going to need it with the huge headaches they are going to get when they want to upgrade. But its, s smart way to get people to continue buying chips. The question is, will there be a backlash against Intel when the public finds out about this.SOcket 7 looks like it might have a new pair of legs to stand on.

To: LONE EAGLE who wrote (6976)	2/24/1998 10:33:00 AM
From: OldAIMGuy	Respond to of 11555

Hi LE, Unfortunately, my laptop P133 MHz from Winbook runs at a different voltage than the new chips from IDTI. Their chips are 3.52V and my machine is running 3.1, I believe. I would have enjoyed the mere 10 watts draw of the C-6. Maybe there will be a chip soon in the same voltage range that I can try. Best regards, Tom

To: LONE EAGLE who wrote (6976)	2/24/1998 3:36:00 PM
From: Petz	Respond to of 11555

LONE EAGLE, re:<Does idti have upgrade chip for 233 and above> Upgrade kits is one thing I think IDT could get into successfully for several reasons, but in context of the IBD article, no one but Intel can possibly upgrade a Pentium II, because it uses a proprietary CPU socket called "SLOT 1." I think IDT should be marketing upgrade kits for Pentium 75 to 133 systems, of which many millions are still being used. Many of these users want MMX and higher clock speeds. In most cases, all the user has to do is plug a new WinChip 200 into the motherboard. The WinChip will run at 3.5 volts (correct me if I'm wrong), which was the standard voltage for CPU's until the Intel MMX chips came out. IDT should have a few people do some compatibility testing on all those old Packard Bell, Compaq, Dell, IBM and Gateway systems floating around, to see which ones can use a simple CPU upgrade and which ones need other changes, like the motherboard transplant mentioned in the IBD article. Petz