Deja Vu #06 30 сентября 1998

PC

ANOTHER WORLD - News from the INTEL-a ...

SoundTrack: CHA0S-! N7R0 TRACK BY SECTO/0R!
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(R) Mordyasov Alexander
Edition: Ze Pagan / PGC / BD
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   In the first half of 1998 by Intel, introduced the following 
products: 


   Graphic Adapter Intel 3D - High
1 quality three-dimensional graphics. Now

   users of commercially available PC
available that previously was reserved for
holders of the class <high-end> worth tens of thousands of 
dollars: good quality of the display of two-and three-

graphics and gorgeous full-screen video. Today
Intel provides system integrators
Some of the most powerful processor Intel - PentiumR II 
processors with clock speeds 350 and 400 MHz, designed for 
system bus at 100 MHz.



   Mainboard Intel SE440BX predsta2 a high-performance S THE

   platform, where performance
Processor PentiumR II combined with exceptional bandwidth 
architecture dual independent bus (DIB) and system bus at 100 
MHz. 


   Intel announced the processor
3 IntelR Celeron 300 MHz. Now this

   boxed processor comes with a clock speed 300MHz and 266MHz


   IntelR MU440EX - a compact system
4 boards with greater opportunities, supported
   vaccination certificate processors IntelR PentiumR and
IntelR Celeron.



   June 1, Intel introduced
May the fastest available

   in the computer server market print-NetportExpress 10/100.



   Xeon - a new brand of processors, razra6 oped specifically 
for servers and pa    bochih stations of middle and high

levels, expanded family of trademarks Intel InsideR.



   June 8 Intel expanded opportunities ba7 zovyh PC release of 
a new processor 

   Celeron processors with 300 MHz.

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   May 25, Microsoft announced
the output of its first audisistemy for PCs Microsoft Digital 
Sound System 80, further MDSS 80. (Ouch! me right now 
description of happiness!) 

   MDSS is a 80-audio output of 80 watts, which includes two 
speakers and a subwoofer with integrated amplifier. The work on 
this system, Microsoft has teamed up with the company Philips 
Electronics and was granted the exclusive right to use patented 
technology <wOOx subwoofer>. The input to the system can be 
supplied as an analog and Digital audisignal on the USB. Using 
USB to connect the PC with 80 MDSS allows you to convert 
digital audio to analog in a subwoofer, but not in PC sound 
card. This reduces noise and interference on the part of 
circuit and PC, according to Microsoft, higher quality sound. 
(God, how exciting!)


   Together with the audio system will be supplied at - 
ten-equalizer. He allows you to create and maintain their own

configuration of the frequency characteristics.

   Minimum system requirements for
provided the use of USB:

- A multimedia computer with a processor

  166;
- Port USB;
- Operating system: Windows 98;
- Two-speed CD-ROM drive or DVD
  -ROM, the ability to play audi-CD;
- Sound card type Sound Blaster.


   The suggested retail price of MDSS 80
80-260 bucks. (That's it, happy you
My pC'shniki ...)

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            Processor AMD K6-2



   Given the predominance of Intel'ovskih processors and other 
processor manufacturers last 15 years were far behind.

The last time a competitor of Intel, the company AMD, 
represented by the processor, are equal, or even superior 
Intel'ovsky and this at a lower price, was in 1990 when I got a 
successful model 386DX-40. In the courtyard in 1998, and AMD 
hopes to re- reduce the gap between Intel'a, this time with

using the technology of high-level (and is it possible 
otherwise?) and specially designed for processing 3D drivers. 
This series processors, called <K6-2 3DNow!>, must break the 
illusion that users need to buy the Intel Pentium II in order 
to achieve the maximum possible performance computing 
three-dimensional graphics, which are particularly widely used 
in games. 

   Going out in versions at 300 and 333
MHz, line K6-2 contains several improvements compared to the 
already familiar to users of the line processors K6, which has 
long time, were popular in the Russian market.

Improved co-processor, the higher the speed of the kernel, 
support for 100MHz Cache 2 level, and a set of instructions, 
known as 3DNow!, - These are the qualities that raises K6-2

top offers AMD processors.

   3DNow!, Speaking in human language, is
an improved calculation process, which accelerates
obschityvanie scene for 3D-graphics. One
of the main obstacles for 3D-graphics accelerator is the 
conflict between slow Creating a scene common processor Intel /

AMD processor, and features native 3D-card. Card must wait
CPU to complete its work, and only if it
3D-processor will be able to achieve
terbuemogo number of frames per second.
Otherwise appears (all of you familiar) the effect of "jerks." 
3DNow! promises to change this situation, they speed through 
the creation of the scene at top speed, the znachitelzno thus 
increasing productivity. 

   To date, we know that technology 3DNow! support in their 
drivers Company: 3dfx Interactive; NVidia; Matrox;

Trident.

   Games that use the new instructions to 3D
Now!: Golgotha; Unreal.

   AMD outlined a very aggressive plan,
which their future processors compete
already under preparation with Intel'om on 1999 2000.
Tanner'om and Merced'om.


             Prospects for K-6



   Upcoming K6-3 may eventually restore the balance between 
Intel'om and AMD, thanks to working at speed

processor, 64KB L1 cache and 256KB cache L2.
The importance of these two innovations, as well as
and the new 100MHz cache L3, settling down
on the motherboard, can not be underestimated.
400MHz K6-3 3DNow! will be absolutely so
as powerful as Intel'ovsky PII-400
any application, and will easily make it to any program that 
supports three DNow!. If AMD will start production line K6-3 to 
the end of this year, offer it at an attractive price (less 
than $ 400), and if they can make the 3DNow! really popular 
name (something not believe me ...), they will enjoy

splendiferous sales volume fly in 1999

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    Processors that were released in 1998

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         First quarter 1998

* The transition to 0.25-micron process.
* The frequencies of 233, 266 and 300 MHz.


          AMD-K6 3D ("Chompers")

         Second quarter of 1998

* The frequency over 300MHz.
* 3D-technology: 24 new instructions for
acceleration of 3D-graphics, audio and multimedia.
* Advanced Module MMX.
* Bus frequency 100 MHz.
* 9.3 million transistors in size
core 81mm2.


                AMD-K6 + 3D

        The second half of 1998

* Frequencies from 350MHz to 400MHz.
The integrated L2 cache size of 256KB for
crystal.
* External frequency of 100 MHz.
* Increase speed FPU.
* 21.3 million transistors in size
core 135mm2.


             AMD-K7 ("Argon")

          Prototype by year's end

* The frequency of 500MHz.
* Slot Slot 1 or Slot A - as he calls AMD (in fact compatible 
with Slot1 is purely mechanical, but not electric).

* The direct competitor to Intel "Merced".
* 64-bit architecture.
* Use the Alpha EV6 bus protocol.


                  Cyrix

            Mid-1998

* The transition to 0.25-micron process.
* Frequencies from 225 to 300 MHz.
* External Frequency to 100 MHz.
* Reducing the size of the nucleus from 150mm2 to 88
mm2


                "Cayenne"

        The second half of 1998

* Performance from the PR300,
PR400, L1 cache size of 64KB.
* A set of instructions "MMXFP" - advanced
instruction set MMX: 15 new instructions for
3D-graphics acceleration, 3D-audio and DVD.
* Increased in two to three times the speed FPU
and MMX.
* External frequency of 100 MHz.
* The size of the nucleus of about 65mm2.


                  "MXi"

        The second half of 1998


   The next generation of low-cost integrated processors 
(descendant MediaGX). Founded on the core "Cayenne".

* Includes controllers SDRAM, AGP, DVD, 2D,
3D.
* The bandwidth of the memory bus more
2Gb / s.
* Support for all 3D instructions, compatible with D3D and 
OpenGL. * 3D performance more than 2 million. triangles / s and 
120 mil. pixel / sec. * The size of the nucleus of about 90mm2.



                  Intel

                Pentium II


* 512Kb BSRAM L2 cache running at half of the internal CPU 
clock. * Work a maximum of two-processor configuration.


                From January:
* The frequency of 333 MHz.
* External frequency of 66 MHz.

                From April:
* The frequencies of 350 and 400 MHz.
* External frequency of 100 MHz.
* Application with the chipset Intel 440BX (output
in April).

                 From July:
* Frequency: 450 MHz.


               "Deschutes"

* External frequency of 100 MHz.
* 512Kb, 1Mb, 2Mb CSRAM L2 cache, running
on the internal processor frequency.
* Interface Slot 2.
* Application with the chipset Intel 450NX (output
in the second quarter).
* Work a maximum of four-
configuration.


         Second quarter of 1998

* The frequency of 400 MHz.


        The second half of 1998

* Frequency: 450 MHz.


               "Covington"

         Third quarter 1998

* The frequency of 266 MHz.
* No L2 cache.
* External frequency of 66 MHz.


               "Mendocino"

       Fourth quarter 1998

* Integrated 128Kb L2 cache.


              Centaur (IDT)

                   C6 +

        The first half of 1998

* Frequency 266 - 300 MHz.
* Completely revised core.
* Performance FPU and MMX at
Pentium MMX with the same clock frequency.
* Support for MMX and 53 new 3D instructions.
* 5.3 million transistors.


        The second half of 1998

* The frequencies over 300 MHz.
* External frequency of 100 MHz.
The integrated L2 cache size of 256KB for
crystal.

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        Processor manufacturers

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Apple - PowerPC, G3.
AMD - K5, K6, K63D.
Centaur Technology - C6, unit IDT.
Cyrix - MediaGX, M2, MXi, subdivision Nati
        onal Semiconductor.
Digital (DEC) - Alpha.
Hitachi - H8, HS series.
IBM - 6x86MX, PowerPC.
Intel - Pentium MMX, Pentium Pro, Pentium

        II, Celeron, Xeon.
International Meta Systems, Inc. - Meta

                      6000, Meta Expresso.
Rise Technology - MP6.
Mitsubishi - Alpha (21164PC CPU).
Motorola - G3, PowerPC, ColFire, M68xxx.
National Semiconductor - prepare your Slot

                         1 processor.
NexGen - Nx586 (acquired by AMD).
Samsung - Alpha (KP21164).
STMicron, the old name-SGS - Thomson.
Silicon Graphics - MIPS.
Sun Microsystems - picoJava, microJava,

                      SPARC.

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