Re: [ProgSoc] Intel

[Michael Lamont <montey@nospam.one.net.au>]

Actually Big Blue (IBM) did it first with a PPC chip also a "Standard"
processor,  mind you what they aren't telling you is that both chips were
cryogenically cooled and hand picked to achieve such mind boggling
frequencies........


Dinesh wrote:

> Intel News
> ---------------------
>
> *** Intel Breaks GHz Barrier ***
> Intel broke the 1 GHz speed barrier for a general-purpose
> microprocessor, using a 0.25 micron Pentium(R) III processor.
> This was the first time the gigahertz (one billion cycles per
> second) frequency has been achieved on a standard microprocessor.
> Only six years ago, the Intel Pentium microprocessor was running
> at less than 100 MHz using 0.8 micron process technology. Intel
> expects production of commercial microprocessors operating at
> 1 GHz frequency in the year 2000.
> http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/cn22399d.htm?iid=mail+oc0311
> 99&
>
> WOW:)
>
> Dinesh.
>
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