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To: Paul Engel who wrote (60147)	6/1/1999 6:17:00 PM
From: Marco Polo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571016

Pee, Obviously, a 266 MHz PII is faster than a 300 MHz K6-2, no argument there. It has a better FPU (2 pipelines to 1) just as the K7 is better than the PIII/Coppermine (3 pipelines to 2). So watch out, the boomerang's smacking you right in the side of the face with that remark.

To: Paul Engel who wrote (60147)	6/1/1999 9:10:00 PM
From: Craig Freeman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571016

Paul, re: "I thought AMD provided Quake drivers for the K6-2 3DLater!" Yes and no. The Quake drivers wouldn't work with my son's video card and the manufacturer told me that they didn't intend to support "older" video cards (it was less than a year old but that didn't seem to matter). At that point is was cheaper to buy a fast CeleronA for myself and give him my PII/266. The K6-2/300 didn't go to waste. I use it every day to dial into the office for file updates and office mail. Craig