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1.3GHz Duron Arrives
zebadee writes: "Tom's Hardware has the news that AMD have released a 1.3GHz Duron to the "mainstream PC market" that has been optimised for use with WindowsXP. The article also asks 'why haven't AMD gone with the MHz doesn't equal performance as they have done with the new XP/MP chips, as it would be assumed the market for these will be consumers who don't generally look at benchmark figures?' More information can be found at the AMD website."
Any details on this optimisation for XP?
Will it boost my linux?!
Anyone?
Ssh. We all know Microsoft sets the standards with their software. When you're big, you can force others to do what you want them to. It's a hell of a lot easier than good programming practices.
MODERATORS ON CRACK!, heres a REAL PROCESSOR
FUCK LINUX
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Dude, the only thing that thread proves is that you are a complete fucking asshole. You obviously are just soliciting others to say Windows XP is crap, and when they don't agree with you you whine like a bitch. It's like talking to chicks they want to tell you about their problems, but they don't want them solved. Bitch bitch bitch. If XP doesn't work with your hardware don't use it. It doesn't really matter why or what anyone else thinks.
You wrote:
For all I know I could be older than
windows. [I am]
Since Windows 1.0 came out in 1985 I'm guessing you're a whopping 17 and still in high-school or you think Windows means Windows 95 and you're about 10. Otherwise you would have said somthing intelligent like "Show me some respect, I was in 'Nam dammit!"
For anyone who needs a good laugh, read this guy's usenet thread. ROFLMAO.
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