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> 
> > On Saturday I ordered a system for my sister-in-law, an Intel Venus Pentium
> > Pro 200 with 32MB EDO, Creative Labs 32 Sound Blaster card, Diamond Stealth
> > video, 8X CD, 2GB HDD, USR Sportster 33.6 (not Winmodem), Logitech PS/2
>  mouse
> > (they did not carry the Microsoft PS/2 mouse), and Microsoft Natural
>  Keyboard.
> > The price was about $2250 without monitor. For this price I could only buy a
> > name brand system with 16MB and a 133 or 150 Mhz Pentium. This system is
> really
> > overkill for her and her 3 year old, but with memory prices heading up,
> and CPU
> > prices not scheduled to fall for a while, it will delay upgrading for
>  several
> > years. I wanted her to wait for the P55 MMX, but she didn't want to.
> > 
> > These systems still lack FCC certification, and are not UL or CSA listed.
> 

I have a suspicion that all 200mhz systems being sold now are mmx systems.
There have been several reports published of people who have purchased 200 mhz 
systems and received an MMX system.  Is there someway you can check if your 
system is MMX?
Check out:
http://www.pcmag.com/pclabs/report/r960924a.htm
or
www.zdnet.com which points to the above link.

- Danny

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