AMD's Thorton can't be far away

Dom · Jun 25, 2003, 11:59 AM

IT APPEARS as if the mongrel chip AMD codenames Thorton is not that far away from release.
Details of the chip, which is a hybrid Thoroughbred- Barton, and which AMD has persistently told the INQ "doesn't exist", were published in a road map earlier this week.

But confirmation of the wee timorous Thorton beastie also comes from another source, this time the README.TXT associated with an Epox BIOS update for the 8RDA+ mobo.

Among the enhancements and fixes for this BIOS release it adds support for autodetect of the Thorton CPU.

So it's got to be soon. Deniability is such an important thing in this industry.

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Source: TheInquirer

No_Style · Jun 25, 2003, 03:17 PM

I think that's it isn't?

Darksider · Jun 25, 2003, 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by No_Style
I think that's it isn't?

As far as I have been reading, yes. Nothing to get excited about.

Jun 25, 2003, 11:59 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	AMD's Thorton can't be far away IT APPEARS as if the mongrel chip AMD codenames Thorton is not that far away from release. Details of the chip, which is a hybrid Thoroughbred- Barton, and which AMD has persistently told the INQ "doesn't exist", were published in a road map earlier this week. But confirmation of the wee timorous Thorton beastie also comes from another source, this time the README.TXT associated with an Epox BIOS update for the 8RDA+ mobo. Among the enhancements and fixes for this BIOS release it adds support for autodetect of the Thorton CPU. So it's got to be soon. Deniability is such an important thing in this industry. ________________________ Source: TheInquirer

Jun 25, 2003, 03:17 PM	#2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Thorton = Duron of the Future AMD? I think that's it isn't? __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here