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- From: mu@terapin.com (Mu Hong Lin)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
- Subject: P5 or Pentium
- Message-ID: <mu.2a8o@terapin.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 19:53:09 PST
- Organization: BBS
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- The official name for P5 is Pentium. But I find that many people, including my
- self prefers to call it P5 still. Pentium just sounds funny...
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- But too bad though, Intel can't change the name now. Because if they do,
- consumers are really going to be confused :)
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- I thought Pentium will be better for future Mac's... Mac Quadras, and then Mac
- Pentium :P I wonder how Motorola is doi with '050. I guess Intel's profit is
- too great, I mean, Intel makes more money, and will have more money to spend in
- R&D.
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- Will someone explain ( technially ) why RISC chips are so much faster than CISC
- chips?? Or, please point to some books, which I may find accurate information.
- Thanks!
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