Intel Pentium II Overdrive on the way for Pentium Pro users

Intel Corporation is preparing to release an OverDrive processor forexisting Pentium Pro systems that includes the PII socket and processorset in a package that plugs into PPro motherboards. Intel claims that thePentium II OverDrive will offer "significantly faster speeds" over thefastest Pentium Pro, a 200 MHz version. The OverDrive will also allowPentium Pro users to take advantage of upcoming SRAM technology that supports automatic error-correction in RAM. Intel is expected to release233, 266, and 300 MHz versions of the Pentium II OverDrive. The 300 MHzPentium II will be available in quantity this fall