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Conference noted::ibmpc-95

Title:IBM PCs, clones, DOS, etc.
Notice:Intro in 1-11, Windows stuff in NOTED::MSWINDOWS please
Moderator:TARKIN::LINND
Created:Tue Jan 03 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3023
Total number of notes:28404

2889.0. "MMX chips worth it?" by SLOAN::HOM () Wed Jan 22 1997 20:00

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2889.1MHO, of courseBHAJEE::JAERVINENOra, the Old Rural AmateurWed Jan 22 1997 20:524
2889.2DANGER::ARRIGHILife is an else-if constructWed Jan 22 1997 20:5813
2889.3MMX and FPKALVIN::S_HARRISScott, 226-6779 office, 6-6635 lab...Thu Jan 23 1997 11:366
2889.4BRITE::FYFEUse it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.Thu Jan 23 1997 11:4511
2889.5WOTVAX::HILTONSave Water, drink beerThu Jan 23 1997 12:203
2889.6Wait a month and then price it. Feb 97 expectations.JULIET::HARRIS_MANetworks Sales ExecThu Jan 23 1997 16:1418
2889.7PCBUOA::BAYJJim, PortablesThu Jan 23 1997 17:4614
2889.8MMX performance briefPCBUOA::KRATZThu Jan 23 1997 19:0313
2889.9MMX SHOULD BE BOON FOR VIDEOCONFERENCINGSTAR::BRASSARDBob B. 381-1462 OVMS CIPCA DVTThu Jan 23 1997 21:1026
2889.10NPSS::GLASERSteve Glaser DTN 226-7212 LKG1-2/W6 (G17)Thu Jan 23 1997 21:1411
2889.11NPSS::GLASERSteve Glaser DTN 226-7212 LKG1-2/W6 (G17)Thu Jan 23 1997 21:2214
2889.12works like a champGAAS::BRAUCHERChampagne SupernovaFri Jan 24 1997 15:3710
  Just installed a Packard Bell P166 MMX running Win95.  I kept the
 old Leading Edge 486DX2-100 running regular windows.  I installed
 ethernet cards and a thin cable with 2 t-connectors/terminators.

  But will I have a LAN by just going to the pb166mmx w95 control panel and hit
 tcp/ip ?  Or do I need Win95 on the dx2 also ?  Never thought I'd have
 a home LAN !!

  bb
2889.13BULEAN::BANKSOrthogonality is your friendTue Feb 11 1997 13:175
    Just saw one major advantage to MMX:
    
    Over the weekend, a friend bought a no-name HX mainboard with an Intel
    P-166 (non-MMX) for $300.  Seems like MMX is driving the prices of the
    regular CPUs down.
2889.14New Pentium 233MMX and price cuts in May/JuneJULIET::HARRIS_MANetworks Sales ExecTue Feb 11 1997 16:075
    Intel also pre-announced the Pentium 233 due in June and a whole slew
    of price cuts to hit in May97. P166MMX chips should be $275 by the end
    of May. I imagine the P233MMX will be close to $700 for awhile.
    
    Mark