Re: Will P5 System Prices Drop Soon?

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From: Patrick O'Neil
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 00:00

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On Wed, 15 Nov 1995, Patrick O'Neil wrote:

[...]
> > .CPU: Supports the following CPUs in a ZIF socket.
> > -Intel Pentium P54C/P54CT/P54CTB/P55C -
> > 75/90/100/120/133/150/166/180/200+ Mhz with VRM and Socket 7.
> [...]
> 
>   In regards to boards for such a wide range of chip speeds:  what speed 
> does the PCI bus run at?  Or is that switchable to be compatible to what 
> each chip normally would work with?
>   Could I get stuck with a 33MHz bus slowing things for a 200MHz chip that 
> would optimally run with a 66MHz bus?
[...]

Doh!  I meant to refer to the memory bus, not the PCI bus...so, do the 
boards that can support a wide range of processor speeds also support 
memory bus speeds appropriate to the processor?

poneil@genetics.utah.edu

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From: Patrick O'Neil <patrick@howard.genetics.utah.edu>
Subject: Re: Will P5 System Prices Drop Soon?
Date: 1995/11/17
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