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 AUGUST 21,2001 1.1 GHz MOBILE ATHLON 4 AND DURON RELEASED--AMD'S WAY OF MARKING 2nd YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ATHLON FAMILY OF PROCESSORS! Way to go! What better way to celebrate? And more, since the new mobile processors score a win---powering Compaq's Presario 1200 series laptops/notebooks. Here's a bit of the AMD press release: SUNNYVALE, CA--AUG. 20, 2001--AMD (NYSE: AMD) today marked the second anniversary of the award-winning AMD Athlon™ processor by announcing that its new 1.1GHz mobile AMD Athlon 4 and 900MHz mobile AMD Duron™ processors, featuring AMD PowerNow!™ technology, will be used by Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) in its best-selling home and small office notebook, the Compaq Presario 1200 series. Help yourself to the rest of the juicy tidbits here. For more techie fest, you can also indulge in the Mobile Athlon 4 FAQ and the Mobile Duron FAQ. JUNE 6,2001 AMD'S MULTIPROCESSING CPU, CHIPSET RELEASED! Chipzilla must be worried. AMD has just
fired the first salvo in the war over commercial market, that's for high
performance computing platforms, with the TAIPEI, TAIWAN--JUNE 5, 2001-- At Computex, AMD today introduced its first multiprocessing-capable platform for one- and two-way servers and workstations, enabling AMD to further penetrate the commercial market. Based on the state-of-the-art AMD Athlon™ MP processor and the AMD-760™ MP chipset, the multiprocessing platform supports Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology and incorporates AMD's latest innovation, Smart MP technology."On a variety of important industry benchmarks, the new AMD Athlon MP processor delivers up to 38 percent more performance over our competition," said Ed Ellett, vice president of workstation and server marketing for AMD's Computation Products Group. "The leading-edge performance of the AMD Athlon MP processor helps enterprise customers enjoy increased productivity. AMD's stable Socket A infrastructure is planned to exceed their long-term business needs while lowering their cost of doing business."
Multiprocessing workstations and servers based on the AMD Athlon MP processor and the AMD-760 MP chipset will initially be available worldwide from more than 20 manufacturers at frequencies of 1.2GHz and 1GHz.
You can find the full press release here. For FAQ's, benchmark, etc. on the Athlon MP, check here.
Ace's Hardware has its own evaluation of the AMD multiprocessing platform here. MAY 30, 2001 REDFOX SOCKET-A DDR MOBO NOW IN RP! What, a DDR motherboard, available now? Here in the Philippines? Yes. But wait, you can't find it yet in your favorite computer store. What's here now is a demo unit of the REDFOX M7MIA DDR motherboard. The local distributor (Asiantech) is doing a test drive of the mobo. Incidentally, Asiantech also have samples of DDR SDRAMs that they plan to distribute too to support the mobo. So, don't despair because we had info it would find it's way shortly to the retail outlets. For now, you can take a look at the specs and pix here. MAY 28, 2001 AMD, TRANSMETA NOW SWEETHEARTS; WHO'S CRYING? Isn't Transmeta rumored to be Chipzilla's babe? So what's this licensing agreement between Transmeta and AMD on the latter's x86-64 technology and HyperTransport? The full press release is here. MAY 15, 2001 AMD RELEASES ATHLON 4 MOBILE, MOBILE DURON Caught by the election frenzy (senatorial polls in the Philippines), I did not immediately noticed the tip in my e-mail that AMD has released its mobile Athlon 4 and mobile Duron. And as they say here, if it's good, a little delay won't matter. So here's the beef---or just a taste of it:
AMD INTRODUCES AMD ATHLON™ 4, WORLD'S
HIGHEST-PERFORMANCE MOBILE PC PROCESSOR FOR NOTEBOOK MARKET
SUNNYVALE, CA--MAY 14, 2001--AMD today announced two new mobile processors primed with industry-leading features, the mobile AMD Athlon™ 4 targeted for the performance space, and the new mobile AMD Duron™ processor for value-conscious buyers. Both processors deliver performance that is the highest in the mobile PC industry for their respective market segments. You can get the full press release here. If you want answers to everything you wanted to know (about mobile Athlon 4 and Duron) but were afraid to ask---simply because you have nobody to ask--you can get enlightenment here (for the Athlon 4) and here (for the mobile Duron). APRIL 15,2001 NewTek Certifies AMD Athlon™ Processor for LightWave 6.5 This one was a bit old but quite interesting. Athlon and blockbuster movies/videos go together! NewTek, Inc. manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, announced that it has certified AMD Athlon™ processor from Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) used in workstations for use with LightWave [6.5]®, the best selling 3D software for film, broadcast and video. In addition, AMD and NewTek plan to work together to help provide user support to the burgeoning 3D game and animation industry. You can read the rest of the press release here. MARCH 23, 2001 AMD LAUNCHES 1.33 GHZ ATHLON AMD launches 1.33 GHz Athlon----formally of course. Why, there were reports weeks ago that the fastest T-bird had been on OEM and reseller shelves. Still, it's worth noting that AMD claims their newest baby beats the shit out of Pentium 4 1.5 GHz by a whopping 40 percent! HANNOVER, GERMANY--MARCH 22, 2001--At CeBIT, AMD today announced its continued industry leadership position by introducing the 1.33GHz and 1.3GHz AMD Athlon™ processors. The 1.33GHz AMD Athlon processor-based platforms with Double Data Rate (DDR) memory outperform the Intel Pentium® 4 processor-based platforms by up to 40 percent on a variety of benchmarks, including video encoding, audio, video and image editing, and 3D modeling and animation. Go ahead, get the full serving here. AMD, WAVECOM JOIN FORCES TO DEVELOP GSM/GPRS-BASED WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS AMD and WAVECOM bare their engagement plans for AMD's Athlon and WISMO technology from the latter. The marriage is supposed to produce an offspring that would enable high-speed connectivity even at great distances. What's more, it uses GSM/GPRS----the most widely-used standard for data transmission in cellphones. Hmmm, wonder what this could mean? SUNNYVALE, CA--MARCH 21, 2001--AMD and Wavecom SA today announced an agreement to develop an integrated wireless solution for the personal computer that will be designed to help enable worldwide wireless Internet access. Based on Wavecom's WISMO technology and the AMD AthlonTM processor, both companies plan to develop GPRS-based communication technologies, based on the GSM standard, to make high-speed data and multimedia features available for wireless Internet connectivity. Curious? If you're not a cat, don't worry of being killed, so just read on. SMC'S "BARRICADE" ROUTER ROUTS COMPETITION IN BYTE AWARDS Byte.com picked SMC Network's "Barricade" broadband router as the best for the online magazine's year roundup of the Best of 2000. Why? SMC Networks announced it has received the Byte.com award for Best Router in its annual roundup of the Best of 2000. The Barricade Broadband Router enables multiple users to securely access a single cable or DSL Internet connection, and combines a 4-port 10/100 Mbps switch, built-in print server, and firewall for security against hackers and other unauthorized users. The Byte.com editors praised the Barricade's support of Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), which can otherwise pose difficulty during installation of DSL connections. They were equally impressed with the Barricade's built-in print server, and security. For the juicier details, go here and have a feast. OCTOBER 31,2000 AMD RELEASES 760 CHIPSET, ATHLON WITH 266 FRONT SIDE BUS! It's out! AMD finally releases its 760 chipset supporting DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM, coupled with releases of new processors capable of running at 266 MHz front side bus. It's a kick ass platform, if you ask me. Here's a snip of the official press release: TOKYO,JAPAN--October 30, 2000--At press conferences in Tokyo, Taipei and Paris, AMD today is introducing the AMD-760™ chipset, enabling the world's first commercially available PC computing platform supporting next-generation Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology. DDR memory is an evolutionary new technology that increases peak data throughput to the processor by up to 100 percent compared to its predecessor, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), at comparable costs to SDRAM solutions. AMD's DDR platform solution, which includes the award-winning AMD Athlon processor, provides the foundation to continue AMD's leadership position in supplying high-performance solutions for the performance PC space. You can read the rest of the details here. There are also various reviews of the AMD-760 DDR chipset, like the one from Anand here, another from Firingsquad here, and of course, it wouldn't be complete without a review from Tom's Hardware here. OCTOBER 21,2000 REDFOX COMES OUT WITH 2 NEW SOCKET-A MOTHERBOARDS Redfox, that Taiwan motherboard-maker that has become so popular in the Philippines for their cheap but good-performing mobos has just announced two socket-A platforms for Duron and Thunderbirds with speeds up to 1 GHz: the 6XV63A and the 6MV63A. (Click the pictures below to read the specifications of the motherboards).
(6XV63A) (6MV63A) The first is a full-ATX socket-A motherboard while the other is a micro-ATX for budget systems. The 6XV63A appears to have overclocking potential as Redfox enable core-voltage adjustment through BIOS.Now, Filipino AMD-lovers can expect to get socket-A mobos at lower prices as Redfox normally offers their product at very competitive rates.
SEPTEMBER 21,2000 ELITE ANNOUNCES K7VZA, SOCKET A MOTHERBOARD Elite has just announced its new K7VZA socket A motherboard! As Elite is traditionally one of the products distributed by the local authorized distributor of AMD, Asiantech, you can bet the K7VZA would soon be available here in the country. Here's a short description of the mobo: K7VZA is a ATX mainboard that uses a 4-layer printed circuit board and measures 305 mm x 220 mm. The mainboard has a Socket 462 to accommodate AMD® Athlon (K7) processors that support frontside bus (FSB) speeds up to 200 MHz. The K7VZA is installed with the VT8363 (NB)/ VT82C686A (SB) chipset and built-in 3D sound that features the AC 97 audio codec. The mainboard delivers high-level performance with a 4xAGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot and two PCI Bus Master Ultra
DMA (UDMA) ports that support up to four ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) devices.
The PCI IDE also supports PIO Mode 3 and 4, UDMA33/66 IDE, and an ATAPI CD-ROM. The
mainboard accommodates PC 100/133 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) or VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)
up to 1.5 GB using three 3.3V unbuffered DIMM modules. The mainboard attains the highest
reliability by supporting ECC (Error Checking and Correction) memory protection, enabling
the mainboard to achieve superior data integrity and fault-tolerance with respect to
memory errors while running applications. Other features include a built-in PCI 3D sound
system that supports the AC 97 audio codec. The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports,
such as dual channel PCI EIDE interfaces, a floppy controller, two FIFO serial port
connectors, an EPP/ECP-capable bi-directional parallel port connector, a dual USB
(Universal Serial Bus) connector, and PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. One AGP slot,
five PCI local bus slots and an audio modem riser (AMR) slot provide expandability for
add-on peripheral cards.
You can find the full details here.
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