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|    BOB KLAHN to ED VANCE    |
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|    22 Oct 13 04:19:50    |
       ...               BK>> Then Intel came out with upgrades for the CPU. I finally got a        BK>> pentium overdrive chip, which ran at 83MHZ, but was 32 bit and        BK>> beat the heck out of the 486DX100. Then I could watch live        BK>> streaming video the size of a large postage stamp. Wow!               EV> 16MB of RAM was $540 USD in 1994, but later when the price        EV> lowered for TAM I got another 4 SIMMs and now have 32MB RAM.        EV> *****snip****               When I ordered 16 KB for my TRS-80 Mod I it was $165. I sent it        back as the price dropped 50% before it arrived.               ...               BK>> www.philipstorr.id.au/pcbook/book5/486.htm               EV> Thanks for recommending the link.        EV> I collect all the info I can about anything that interests        EV> me.               I collect so much I can seldom keep it straight.               ...               EV> Wasn't it the P66er that couldn't ADD 2+2??????????               EV> Or was that the P60? Yeah I think that was the critter that        EV> made the Headlines that Intel didn't want to read.               I believe it was a full pentium, not one of the upgrades. An        early one, but not one of the first out.                            BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn              ... "I am Pentium of Borg. Division is futile. You will be approximated."       --- Via Silver Xpress V4.5/P [Reg]        * Origin: Fidonet Since 1991 Join Us: www.DocsPlace.org (1:123/140)    |
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