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RIP Pentium II, 1997 - 2006

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-waiting-on-my-sexium dept.

zorn writes "The Register has the scoop that 'this week Intel told its customers that it is to formally discontinue production of the Pentium II at 266, 333, 366 and 466MHz. Documentation seen by The Register reveals that you'll be able to continue ordering the part for a year, with the last trays leaving the chip giant's Pentium II warehouse on 1 June 2006.'"

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  1. They still make these things? by MonkeyCookie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm hardly going to miss the Pentium II. I didn't even know that Intel was still producing the things!

    They're so old technology-wise that I just figured they had stopped making the Pentium II a long time ago.

    I'm sure there will still be plenty to be found in the used chip market and in older computers that nobody wants.