[A83] Re: microcode [OT]


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[A83] Re: microcode [OT]




At 06:09 PM 9/19/2001 +0200, you wrote:

>Hey, the Xeon!
>I heard some commercials about computers having them, but I missed the part
>of what it actually is. (Like: Celeron=PentiumII without cache,
>PentiumIII=PentiumII+Katmai)
>Can someone tell me?

Xeon means having a bunch of PIII's (or P4's recently) all on one 
mobo.  The IBM Netfinity 8500R is one such machine, with 8 PIII's and 32Gb 
of memory.  It is typically for server implementations, but the P4 Xeon is 
popping up in high-end CAD workstations.






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