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Re: homebuilt Athlon

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From: NiPs
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 00:00
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No compatiblity is a very old issue any saying that it's not 100% compat
should be smacked cause they anit no's shit.

This was an issues with um what what a K5(or earlier I know the 486 clones
were kinda un compatiable) when was the last time you used one?

Jim Mitzel <mitzeljm@mediaone.net> wrote in message
news:ObeX3.10675$hI6.137399@typhoon.southeast.rr.com...
> When you say that this software is very vague, that right there tells me
> this is absolute rubbish. The processor is instruction compatible with
> intels x86, and of course amd previous cpus.
>
> The big story is what the athlon does better than the rest.
>
> This is just one happy Athlon 500 user talking :)
>
> If your serious about building a system, check out the AMD website for the
> approved components list. This will make the job easier and painless.
>
>
> JM
>
> Ken <mcclane2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:80j944$ek5$1@arachne.labyrinth.net.au...
> > Alright im 90% sure im going to get an Athlon 500. Just a few last
checks
> > before i go and spend my hard earned cash.....
> >
> > 1) Ive heard that some software (very vague as to what software) may not
> be
> > compatible with the Athlon. I dont personally believe this to be true.
Has
> > anyone run into problems or have heard of any problems with software
> > compatability?
> >
> > The stuff that i will be mainly doing on my comp is games (halflife,
> > starcraft type games) some web stuff like homepage maintenance, learning
> to
> > do some graphics editing, hopefully getting into composing music (ie
> > cakewalk guitar studio. yeah i know, but i cant play the
synth....yet!!).
> Of
> > course i will have the standard stuff like win98, ms office.....
> >
> > 2) Is it easy to build? what sort of things do i need to be aware of
when
> i
> > put it all together? ive got a friend whos put together intel machines
> > before...is it the same? or are there some differences that i have to be
> > careful of?
> >
> > thanks
> > ken
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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From: "NiPs" <fosterchip@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: homebuilt Athlon
Date: 1999/11/13
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