There is one advantage to buying an Intel chip that I've found. All
the dual processor boards (except one I'm told (by The Computer
Underground Pres)) only support Intel chips. So I'm stuck buying an
Intel chip when I start building my new machine.
Sigh . . .
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Ty Mixon
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> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:04 PM
> > Subject: [newbie] PIII performance
> >
> > > I am upgrading my computer from a PII 266 to something faster. I am
> > > considering a PIII 450 for 319$ or i can go for a PII 400 for 100
less.
> > Does
> > > Linux (and future apps) use the extra PIII extentions, or should i get
the
> > > PII? I am not on a tight budget (somewhat) but $100 is $100.
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > jerrud
> > >