Here comes the 400 MHz Pentium II

Intel will announce its fastest microprocessors yet this week with theintroduction of its 350 and 400 MHz Pentium IIs, which run on a new 100 MHzbus. Code-named "Deschutes", the new microprocessors will be immediatelyavailable from all kinds of

Paul Thurrott

April 12, 1998

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Intel will announce its fastest microprocessors yet this week with theintroduction of its 350 and 400 MHz Pentium IIs, which run on a new 100 MHzbus. Code-named "Deschutes", the new microprocessors will be immediatelyavailable from all kinds of hardware vendors, such as IBM, Dell, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, and NEC. Systems based on the new components willbe sold as everything from high-end servers to power-user desktops.

This also means I'm finally buying a new PC. What a great time to be inthe market. :)

--Pau

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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