Pentium III or K7 Athlon?

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From: ms
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 00:00

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I'm about to slap out on an uber machine, and am currently weighing up
the pros and cons of a Pentium III 600 against one of these new fangled
K7 Athlon chips. Word is that the Athlons are very fast and offer
significant benefits over the Pentium, but what are the drawbacks?

Mike
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From: ms <mike@nospam.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Pentium III or K7 Athlon?
Date: 1999/08/26
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