Future: Intel may have to eat its own dogfood ...

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• Reply 1 of 4

  blabla Posts: 185member

  August 7, 2002 3:55PM

  [quote]Originally posted by Banana Nut Bread:
  
  <strong>MWUHHAHAHAHAHAH!
  
  
  
  It looks as tho our dear friends over at Intel will be producing another of their own chips that will be subject to the "Megahertz Myth" ...
  
  
  
  <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-948791.html?tag=fd_lede"; target="_blank">http://news.com.com/2100-1001-948791.html?tag=fd_lede</a>;
  
  
  
  Which of course just tickles me
  
  
  
  The part about "...they'll have to come up with a metric..." is particularly giggle-inducing <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Did Intel ever say Mhz = performance?
• Reply 2 of 4

  banana nut bread Posts: 26member

  August 7, 2002 3:57PM

  [quote]Originally posted by blabla:
  
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  Did Intel ever say Mhz = performance?</strong><hr></blockquote>
  
  
  
  Of course not. But lack of explicit statement does not negate the fact that they have counted on that very _implicit_ message to sell continuing iterations of their product...
  
  
  
  So don't roll your eyes at me young man
• Reply 3 of 4

  thoth2 Posts: 277member

  August 7, 2002 3:58PM

  [quote]Originally posted by blabla:
  
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  Did Intel ever say Mhz = performance?</strong><hr></blockquote>
  
  
  
  Not in those terms, but they certainly use their MHz surperiority in their marketing in such a way as to suggest Mhz=performance.
  
  Thoth
• Reply 4 of 4

  bodhi Posts: 1,424member

  August 7, 2002 4:15PM

  Not quite sure what this has to do with Future Apple Hardware.
  
  
  
  Locked.