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On Tue, 23 Sep 97 11:57:19 -0800, Dayle Riddoch wrote: >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. > And some of the 365 machines use Cyrix 5x86-100 chips. Paul