6/14    I have old computer hardwares that I am getting rid of before my move.
        1. ASUS A7V mobo with K6 processor around 733MHz
        2. Intel desktop mobo with P3 833MHz
        3. Tyan S2500 mobo with 2x P3 ~800-1GHz cpus
        4. Cyrix 586 133MHz system
        It's free for whoever wants it and can pick it up on campus.  They
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12/29   I am hearing less and less about AMD computers.  Almost every local
        store is selling intel inside machines.  Is AMD fading away?  What
        was the third chip maker?  There was Intel, AMD, and one other
        competitor, but I have already forgotten its name.
        \_ Stock went from around 5 to around 15 in the past six. Don't know
           what that means, except wall street seems to think there is value
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9/6     I was trying out the CPUID(0) instruction on PC's.  Pentium Pro returns
        "GenuineIntel", while AMD SC410 returns "AuthenticAMD".  Anyone knows
        what strings processors from other vendors return?  Just curious.
        \_ there are no other intel cpu makers that matter
                \_ Cyrix?  Do PowerPCs support that instruction?  -John
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7/6     Anyone knows of a good AT-form factor (not ATX) motherboard for
        use with Pentium IIIs or Celerons?  I want to upgrade an older
        system (166MMX) and need to change the motherboard for a faster
        CPU but my computer case is for AT type motherboards, but they
        seem to be a dying breed.  Where can I find a good one of those?
        Asus P2B-B, I believe.
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1/19    The Transmeta Crusoe runs at 1 watt of power (20 milliwatts idle).
        What is the range of power consumption for mobile processors out
        there now?
        \_ It seems that the whole world is trying to get onto
           yet another AMD/Cyrix/etc    1
           http://www.transmeta.com
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10/13   12"active Laptop.266 Cyrix CTX.32Mb ram.2 mb video.
        $1200 is this a good deal? has anyone had problems using linux or
        freeBSD on one of these machines (i.e.wht's not supported?) - paolo
        \_ depends on the brand name.  Also, I think you have no warranty
           you can get new clones for that much - you must check the video
           chipset and cross-ref with the X Window system you'll be using
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3/16    What ever happened to Cyrix?
        \_ who?
        \_ Bought out by someone (Nat. Semi?) but still making lame chips
           on IBM's fab.  Both AMD and Intel are faster, more reliable and
           dirt cheap (for Celeron class), so what good is a cyrix?
           \_ Yes bought by National Semiconductor.  Their chip is
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6/1     Is there any way to measure time to the nearest milisecond (or
        (less) under Windows NT 4?  Can someone tell me where I can find
        the answer to this question?  Thanx. -dcw
        \_ WINDOWS NT isnt accurate to the nearest millisecond.
        \_ If it's a Pentium (P5/P54C/P55c) you can read the performance
           counter registers which tell you the exact number of clock
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3/25    What is the human facination with the letter X? We have:
        DX (basic), LX (luxurious), EX (extra luxurious), FX (special effect),
        GX (Nissan GXE), MX (Cyrix MX chip), RX (Acura/Integra), SX (486 SX),
        TX (Fujitsu TX), XXX, X-files??? Why???
        \_ Of the 25486 words in my machine's /usr/dict/words file, 636 of
           them have the letter "x".  If there were an even distribution of
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12/2  Pentium II sucks big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        \_ Explain
        \_ It's a tad expensive but if you can't afford it you don't need
           it in the first place.  Buy an AMD or Cyrix or something.
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