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On Tue, 23 Sep 1997 04:44:17 -0700 (PDT), Don Perley wrote: >At 07:48 PM 9/22/97 -0500, Mik Tip wrote: >>On CNN today IBM announced a technology that allows them to >>make computer chips from copper, vise aluminum. >> >>IBM further went on and stated this will dramatically increase the >>chip speeds and lower prices. > >Remember that the CPU used in thinkpads (other than the 8xx series) is made >by Intel, not IBM. Look for the speed to show up in computers using powerpc >(rs6000, as400, mac, ...). (This from an IBM spokesman) > >WHEN one of IBM's customers in the x86 business does a redesign to take advantage >of the new technology AND IBM decides to use one of these non-intel CPU's in >a thinkpad, then you get the benefit. > >-Don Perley > >perley@cadence.com > IBM already uses non-Intel chips in some of their ThinkPad models. The 800 series ThinkPads are all PowerPC based. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dayle Riddoch driddoch@direct.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------