The Pentium lives: 233 Mhz MMX version coming soon

So much for all the talk about 1997 being the year of the Pentium Pro:Intel quietly acknowledged today that it will push Pentium technology beyond the self-imposed 200 Mhz limit by introducing a 233 Mhz Pentium with MMX capabilities. The new CPU is

Paul Thurrott

January 28, 1997

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So much for all the talk about 1997 being the year of the Pentium Pro:Intel quietly acknowledged today that it will push Pentium technology beyond the self-imposed 200 Mhz limit by introducing a 233 Mhz Pentium with MMX capabilities. The new CPU is due in June. A low-power notebook version of the CPU will arrive early next year.In an unrelated move, Intel will announce modest price cuts for theirexisting CPUs next week. The high-end chips won't be affected too muchbut 100, 120, and 133 Mhz Pentiums will become much more affordable

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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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