Re: [Sheflug] memory prices

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On 25 Jan 2001, Alex Hudson wrote:

> It'll be interesting to see what Intel do over the P4 - they're not
> scheduled to have an SD-RAM capable chipset 'til the end of this year,
> or something. I can't see the P4 taking of unless RDRAM becomes a lot
> cheaper.

I can't see the P4 taking off in it's current form at all, unless some
rather mentally unstable IT managers start getting Intel-Inside-syndrome.
Allegedly it shifts quite nicely on very specifically optimized floating
point code, but if that's your bag, you probably have something a bit
beefier anyway (with a proper SMP setup).


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