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- From: J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
- Subject: Re: What's the deal? My chip says "SX-25"; Norton says "SX-33"
- Message-ID: <92353.51391.J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM>
- Sender: news@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (News)
- Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 22:18:15 GMT
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- In <1gt3dfINNn27@savoy.cc.williams.edu>:
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- >Thanks to all the people who responded, to summarize for the others:
- >It seems that I have been ripped off because the vendor pushed the
- >chip beyond its rating, that is, 8 Mhz faster than it was tested for.
- >There is a wide range of opinions on whether or not I should be
- >worried about this. Some people asserted that it would kill my chip
- >soon while others claimed that Intel makes ALL its chips for 33Mhz,
- >and only tests the ones at 33Mhz if it plans to sell them at 33Mhz.
- >The rest are tested at lower clock rates. This would imply that if the
- >chip works at 33Mhz, then it is just as good as 33Mhz.
- >However, I don't appreciate being lied to and taken advantage of.
- >I intend to pursue this matter with MOTHERBOARD WAREHOUSE, the slimy
- >outfit that pulled this crap on me.
- >Dont give them any business.
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- Go get 'em.
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- Let us know how it turns out.
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- Tim Irvin
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