Author: Rajen Gupta
Date: 14:26:57 03/26/01
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On March 26, 2001 at 17:09:48, John Dahlem wrote: >I was thinking I would buy a Palomino when those came out in June, but I >recently saw an article saying that they wouldn't be out until fall. Is this >true? Also, I read about AMD's 64 bit chip. When these come out in 2002, will >they replace 32 bit chips, and be much faster? Will I be able to upgrade to a 64 >bit from a 32 bit? NO >I know that's a lot of questions, but the main one is- I want a computer that >will last for awhile, ALL COMPUTERS LAST FOR A VERY LONG WHILE(MY PENTIUM 75 IS STILL WORKING PERFECTLY WELL AFTER 7 YRS) be upgradable, THE COST OF AN UPGRADE WOULD BE LIMITED THE COST OF A NEW PROCESSOR AND MOTHERBOARDand (AND IF YOU ARE UNLUCKY, NEW MEMORY) be able to not only run chess programs >well but also games, BOTH ATHLONS AND P4's ARE GOOD FOR GAMES ALTHOUGH THE ATHLON IS SUPERIOR FOR CHESS so when should I buy? Now, soon, in a year? WHENEVER YOU BUY, WHAT YOU'VE JUST BOUGHT WILL BE REPLACED IN 3 MONTHS BY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER AND BETTER GOOD LUCK rajen gupta > >Thanks > >John
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