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Harvard students who still watch television have no doubt seen the newest commercials from this chip-manufacturing giant. MMX technology is promised to "makes your multimedia dance," by the announcer in Intel's SuperBowl spot, as people in biohazard-looking suits gyrate in what I suppose were the innards of a computer somewhere...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: techTALK | 2/25/1997 | See Source »

...originally stood for multimedia extensions because it will improve the performance of a PC's multimedia applications. Intel is releasing MMX-equipped processors at 166Mhz, 200Mhz and 233Mhz for both desktops and notebook computers. Specifically designed for the Pentium, this chip add-on will boost the performance speeds of your computer by up to 60 percent, according to Intel...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: techTALK | 2/25/1997 | See Source »

...effects will be noticed heavily in sound, graphics and video-intensive applications. Because of the chip's increased instruction-set capacity, video and 3D surround sound will be noticeably smoother. This is good news for all you Quake junkies and graphic artists...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: techTALK | 2/25/1997 | See Source »

Cyrix's latest chip release is the M2. It will be MMX-compatible and offers consumers a lower-priced, alternative to Intel. In addition, AMD will be releasing its MMX-compatible K6 chip in the coming months...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: techTALK | 2/25/1997 | See Source »

Hardly anyone comes out of $20 Million with his or her integrity intact--not even the pretty San Jose Mercury-News reporter who wants men to find her beautiful and brainy, but who can't seem to master the complexities of computer-chip design well enough to write about them. I wonder if Bronson was thinking of...Nah. Couldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: A COMIC ROMAN A CHIP | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

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