Pentium Pro: 233 Mhz in May; 300 Mhz next year

Intel will ship a 233 Mhz "Klamath" Pentium Pro MMX processor with 512K cache and a surprisingly low price, starting in February. In May, an error-correcting-code version will ship for basically the same price. Intelis expected to ship a 266 Mhz

Paul Thurrott

January 19, 1997

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Intel will ship a 233 Mhz "Klamath" Pentium Pro MMX processor with 512K cache and a surprisingly low price, starting in February. In May, an error-correcting-code version will ship for basically the same price. Intelis expected to ship a 266 Mhz version late this year and a 300 Mhz version,code-named "Deschutes", in 1998.Prices for existing Pentium Pro models, which ship in 200 and 180 Mhzversions and 256K of cache, are expected to drop slightly as the new chipsare introduced

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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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