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Katmai Set To Take On 3DNOW! - Analysts Mixed
News In an exclusive interview with ZDNet News, Barrett hinted that the Katmai launch price may be lower than the company's usual $900 (£548) mark. You can expect us to push Katmai very aggressively across the entire processor line very quickly,' said...
[September 24, 1998, 19:18]
US Report: Katmai May Have Edge Over 3DNow!, But Not By Much
News More details about Intel's next-generation Pentium II processor -- code-named "Katmai" - were unveiled at the Intel Developer Forum in California yesterday. In 3-D processing, Katmai and 3DNow! The new processor will include 70 new commands known...
[September 16, 1998, 9:41]
A Year Ago: Intel Details Katmai Chip Plan
News Intel is taking the lid off 'Katmai', the codename it has for the next big thing on its 32-bit processor roadmap. The chip, scheduled for release in the first half of 1999, will carry 70 new instructions that Intel is calling Katmai New...
[January 15, 1999, 5:25]
AMD Claims K6-3D Has Lead On Katmai
News AMD today played down fears that Intel's refusal to license its Katmai New Instructions set will hurt its compatibility record, and claimed that it will have a similar chip in PCs as much as a year before its arch-rival.
[January 16, 1998, 14:22]
Intel Details Katmai Chip Plan
News The chip, scheduled for release in the first half of 1999, will carry 70 new instructions that Intel is calling Katmai New Instructions (KNI). A key feature of Katmai is that Intel will focus on having optimised applications from the off, unlike...
[January 15, 1998, 11:59]
Exclusive: Intel's Katmai In ZD Labs...
News Greater performance in games and graphically intensive applications? Full report here at 4:30
[December 14, 1998, 14:52]
US Report: Intel Draws A New Roadmap For Chips
News Intel officials said on Wednesday the delivery dates and clock speeds for chips, including Celeron, Pentium II Xeon, Katmai and Tanner, have all been accelerated. The 500 MHz chip will include "Katmai new instructions," the code name for Intel's...
[June 5, 1998, 6:00]
Low-key Pentium III Makes Debut
News These instructions, known by the code-name Katmai New Instructions, are aimed at improving graphics processing. Take me to the Katmai special. Although some PC users quibbled about the lack of creativity in the announcement, Intel chose to continue...
[January 12, 1999, 10:24]
A Year Ago: Latest Intel Processor Roadmap
News Coppermine will also include the new "Katmai" multimedia instructions that Intel plans to debut in the first quarter of next year. Tanner, a Slot 2 processor running at 500MHz and featuring the Katmai instructions, will ship in the first quarter of...
[July 23, 1999, 7:03]
Comdex: AMD Steps Up The Pressure
News AMD is confident both Sharptooth and K7 will best Intel's planned introduction of high-end chips next year, complete with Katmai New Instructions multimedia set that accelerates 3D and other graphics elements - a view supported by semiconductor...
[November 18, 1998, 22:50]
The ZDNet UK News Mail Room
News In your article "Katmai shows little advantage over P2 (part1)" you show numbers for a P2 450 overclocked to 500 Mhz. Story: Katmai shows little advantage over Pentium II Maybe it's interesting for you that you cannot overclock the Katmai.
[January 11, 1999, 6:36]
Celeron's Lack Of Ambition
News Although Intel has no plans to outfit the Celeron with 3D Katmai New Instructions or next-generation Rambus Dynamic RAM, it will boost the clock speed to 433MHz by the end of March, sources said, with faster chips due throughout the year.
[January 5, 1999, 9:46]
Microsoft Reveals Goals For SQL Server Update
News Microsoft disclosed on Wednesday the main design goals for the "Katmai" edition of its SQL Server database, which is due next year. In addition, Katmai will be able to manage different data types, including documents, geographical information and XML.
[May 10, 2007, 11:09]
Microsoft Deletes WinFS From Windows
News He said that the next version of SQL Server, code-named Katmai, will incorporate features from WinFS to store unstructured data and automate administration. Katmai, the successor to SQL Server 2005, is expected to be released in two or three years...
[June 26, 2006, 16:40]
Intel's Portable Timna To Debut At 700MHz, (Part II)
News The processor core is based on Intel's Katmai core, which was used for the original Pentium III chips (up to 600MHz) manufactured using a 0.25 micron process. Timna is based on a number of different technologies, borrowed from other Intel products.
[September 8, 2000, 13:18]
New Celeron, Price Cuts From Intel
News Intel originally targeted a second-half 1998 release for the 300MHz Celeron chip, the early release could allow Intel to release technology based on its 3D, audio and video processing instruction set € code named Katmai - in the first quarter of...
[June 9, 1998, 9:42]
Intel Eyes Life After 1GHz
News The chip, which replaced Intel's previous "Katmai" generation of Pentium IIIs, was introduced at 600MHz. Intel, the world's leading chip manufacturer, is evaluating its options for introducing Pentium III chips running faster than 1GHz in the...
[April 1, 2000, 12:10]
A Year Ago: Intel And AMD Step Up Their Battle
News And in mid-September, Intel unveiled particulars on its multimedia-enhanced processor, code-named "Katmai," which some analysts say could very well put the skids on AMD's own K6-2, a processor released last May.
[October 12, 1998, 7:00]
A Year Ago: Intel Eyes Life After 1GHz
News The chip, which replaced Intel's previous "Katmai" generation of Pentium IIIs, was introduced at 600MHz. The chip wars are far from over, as Intel looks to exploit processor 'headroom' to crank up Pentium III performance.
[April 1, 2001, 6:04]
Pentium III Plugs Holes For Intel, Not For IT Managers
News The Pentium III will offer a host of new graphics-enhancing capabilities, thanks to new SIMD (single-instruction, multiple-data) extensions -- aka Katmai New Instructions -- which enable faster three-dimensional graphics processing.
[February 15, 1999, 10:08]
