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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (47525)1/27/1999 1:17:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572177
 
Tench,
RE:" Some people were rather surprised
how quickly Intel changed the ID default from on to off.
Removing the feature entirely not only requires a permanent
change inside the CPU, but also makes useless the software that
was going to support this feature."

Intel quickly blinked didn't they.
What software was going to use this feature?
Lots of useless software is scrapped every day.

Jim