New X86 Vendor To Take On Intel
News International Meta Systems (IMS) will release a chip that competes with Intel's forthcoming P55C MMX-enhanced Pentium, joining the likes of AMD, Cyrix and IBM in doing battle with the chip Goliath. Scheduled for release in the third quarter of 1997...
[August 28, 1996, 17:07]
MMX Set For January 7 Release
News The delayed parts will miss Christmas but be available in PCs immediately on the day of announcement. Formerly known by the P55C code-name, the chips will run at 166MHz, 200MHz and possibly 233MHz. MMX chips contain 57 new instructions that...
[October 17, 1996, 11:35]
MMX Chips May Not Meet Hype
News The US's PC Magazine Labs got an early peek when Hewlett-Packard accidentally sent in a system housing a 200MHz MMX chip for a group review. At first the unit was not discovered as an MMX, thanks to the CPU being covered deep in the system's bowels.
[September 26, 1996, 15:13]
MMX Buyers Face Tough Choices
News The first half of the year could create some tough buying decisions for companies looking to tap the power of the first generation of MMX processors. Intel, AMD and Cyrix yesterday showed sharply contrasting implementations of the technology in...
[October 23, 1996, 15:32]
MMX PCs Due In UK October
News Intel's MMX will arrive in UK PCs in early October, putting multimedia at the heart of CPU processing. Two new Pentium chips running at 166MHz and 200MHz will begin shipping to UK OEMs at the end of September.
[August 5, 1996, 11:44]
MMX Will Wait On Optimised Apps - AMD
News AMD said today it will add MMX instructions to its chips for the first time at the turn of the year, although it doesn't expect the algorithms to contribute much to software performance until the second half of 1997.
[August 6, 1996, 11:10]
AMD Will Sample K6 In December
News The Californian chip maker said the part is expected to match or outperform Intel's much-hyped 'Klamath' MMX-enabled Pentium Pro chip, and will ship in first half of 1997. Richard Baker, regional marketing manager for PC products, also took aim at...
[September 30, 1996, 15:15]
A Year Ago Today: MMX Set For January 7 Release
News Intel's first Pentium processors with the MMX instruction set will ship January 7, according to sources. The delayed parts will miss Christmas but be available in PCs immediately on the day of announcement.
[October 17, 1997, 9:00]
A Year Ago: MMX Buyers Face Tough Choices
News The first half of the year could create some tough buying decisions for companies looking to tap the power of the first generation of MMX processors. Intel, AMD and Cyrix yesterday showed sharply contrasting implementations of the technology in...
[October 23, 1997, 9:21]
Martin Veitch's Weekend Diary
News Intel is hosting a press conference for its MMX processors. Sometimes in this business, the hype can become so overwhelming that you lose interest in really interesting products. Most of us think that MMX chips are going to be A Big Thing but the...
[November 16, 1996, 7:00]
