The Mother of All CPU Charts Part 2

Dexsal · Dec 22, 2004, 05:29 AM

AMD Processors From March 1994 To December 2004

Slot A: August 1999 To May 2000

[color=white]Athlon 500 to 1000:August 1999 to May 2000[/color]

Almost one year after Intel's Slot 1 CPU debut, an epic event took place: Dirk Meyer of AMD debuted the Athlon at the 1998 Microprocessor Forum, which shook up many, including Intel execs who witnessed the event. The Athlon worked with the Alpha EV6 bus protocol and offered numerous innovations that the competition did not offer. Intel was shocked by the high speed of the CPU and the share price of AMD then began its meteoric rise. THG published the key specs for the so-called "Gold Finger," which made it possible with the help of an additional card to set the voltages and multiplier of AMD's Athlon. However, to do this, the CPU had to be opened, which meant violating the warranty.

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Dec 22, 2004, 05:29 AM	#1
Dexsal Space Monocerotis Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aust Posts: 1,401 Rep Power: 0	The Mother of All CPU Charts Part 2 AMD Processors From March 1994 To December 2004 Slot A: August 1999 To May 2000 [color=white]Athlon 500 to 1000:August 1999 to May 2000[/color] Almost one year after Intel's Slot 1 CPU debut, an epic event took place: Dirk Meyer of AMD debuted the Athlon at the 1998 Microprocessor Forum, which shook up many, including Intel execs who witnessed the event. The Athlon worked with the Alpha EV6 bus protocol and offered numerous innovations that the competition did not offer. Intel was shocked by the high speed of the CPU and the share price of AMD then began its meteoric rise. THG published the key specs for the so-called "Gold Finger," which made it possible with the help of an additional card to set the voltages and multiplier of AMD's Athlon. However, to do this, the CPU had to be opened, which meant violating the warranty. Read More tomshardware