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ABIT readies 100MHz Socket 7 AGP board

...hand to the non-Intel x86 world by announcing the first 100MHz Socket 7 AGP motherboard. Formerly, users wanting access to Intel's accelerated graphics... Read more

20 January, 1998 by Martin Veitch

AMD chipset move breathes life into Socket 7

...AMD as "the first product in a broad initiative to ensure the Socket 7 infrastructure supports feature sets at the leading edge of the marketplace... Read more

13 March, 1997 by Martin Veitch

Abit almost there with Socket 7 AGP board

Abit Computer believes it will have the first 100MHz Socket 7 AGP motherboard based on the ALi Aladdin V chipset Read more

19 December, 1997 by Martin Veitch

New notebooks save power

...micron process used to fabricate K6 chips. They will utilise the Super Socket 7 architecture, with its 100MHz bus. This is unchanged from the current... Read more

17 March, 2000 by John G.Spooner

Eye2Eye with AMD's Jerry Sanders, Part II

Continuing ZDNet UK's interview with AMD's Jerry Sanders, editor Richard Barry questions the chairman and chief executive on his future, the push of the processor frontier and why he thinks Microsoft is 'God' Read more

2 March, 2000 by Richard Barry

Five years ago: AMD chipset move breathes life into Socket 7

...AMD as "the first product in a broad initiative to ensure the Socket 7 infrastructure supports feature sets at the leading edge of the marketplace... Read more

12 March, 2002 by ZDNet UK

Cyrix dumps socket 7 and leaves AMD in the cold

...Tobak, the company's VP for corporate marketing, told ZDNet News the socket 7 design would be abandoned, possibly by Q2 next year, when its... Read more

20 March, 1998 by Richard Barry

Evesham ships K6 upgrade

...is claiming a first by releasing the first K6 upgrade for any Socket 7 Pentium-based machine. Pricing starts at £199 + VAT for the 166MHz... Read more

16 May, 1997 by Martin Veitch

Five years ago: K6 launch is CPU milestone

...of notebook and other mobile PCs. The K6 fits straight into the Socket 7 slot that is ubiquitous on Pentium motherboards, making it economical for... Read more

3 April, 2002 by Martin Veitch

Five years ago: K6 launch is CPU milestone

...of notebook and other mobile PCs. The K6 fits straight into the Socket 7 slot that is ubiquitous on Pentium motherboards, making it economical for... Read more

27 March, 2002 by Martin Veitch

Five years ago: K6 will be bargain-priced

...available. Unlike the Pentium II, the K6 will fit into a standard Socket 7 slot on Pentium motherboards. AMD is expected to give the chip... Read more

23 March, 2002 by Martin Veitch

Five years ago: AMD P-133 here, P-166 soon

...in the first half of 1997. The parts will slot in to Socket 7 on motherboards and ship with separate 32Kb instruction cache and 32Kb... Read more

23 October, 2001 by Martin Veitch

Five Years Ago: AMD strikes into Pentium heartland with 133MHz chip

...according to the ubiquitous P-rating system. The chips slot straight into Socket 7 slots on Pentium motherboards. AMD cites Mercury Research market data that... Read more

10 October, 2001 by Martin Veitch

Comdex '99: Spotlight on PC 'appliances'

...is based around its K6-2 and K6-III chips and Super Socket 7 architecture. Easy Now PCs will feature five USB ports, including two... Read more

15 November, 1999 by John G.Spooner

Is there life left for low-cost chips?

...plan to forge ahead with MP6 processors that are compatible with the Socket 7 and Super Socket 7 platforms, which are used widely in low... Read more

12 October, 1999 by John G.Spooner

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