| From: | Daniel Robbins |
| Date: | 1 Aug 2000 at 05:02:45 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: Can you use the SDK without the Matrox card? |
On Mon, Jul 31, 2000 at 11:00:28PM -0400, Aaron Ruscetta wrote:
> Thanks for the correction... slot // socket // whatever; it's
> just commodity crap and next week I'm sure they will have changed
> over to the suxPlug-4 CPU "standard".
Oooh -- suxPlug-4 -- I want one of those!
> I do think the adapter I *meant* to describe is readily available,
> though. The Dual Proc MB I chose (for some non-sdk related
> compatibility issues) has Slot-1 CPU connectors. Apparently this is a
> CPU form factor that is being phased out of the commodity zone (intel
> has to keep the sheep moving, don't ya know :). This complicated my
> decision and options on a CPU a bit, but 2 local PC parts shops
> offered the solution of using a Socket-7 CPU package via a $15 Slot-1
> adapter.
Yeah, that was a socket 370 to slot 1 converter.