A strange coincidence

[Olfin_Bedwere]

I was cleaning out some old PC Magazines the other day. One of which had a tongue-in-cheek news section at the back. In one issue, just after the P3 was announced, opposite an article about 'Microsoft Linux 98' was this:

'Intel has announced an new processor, the P5 (Pentium 5), due for release in 2003. Not only will the P5 require a compatible motherboard, but it will also need a compliant case, hard drive and graphics card. Intel said "We just want our customers to keep up to speed with the latest technology."'

And with P4 M/Bs needing ATX12V PSUs and 1.5v AGP cards, and with Serial ATA on the way, it seems that this 'joke' actually came true!

 

[girish]

i suppose that was kind of a silicon tabloid.., i mean MS Linux, Pentium 5! just rumors?

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[Matisaro]

I think they were joking, and his point is that what they felt would be tongue in cheek, actually turned out to be true.

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[slvr_phoenix]

And yet there will also always be third-party chipset manufacturers who will ensure that the customer can use whatever there is a demand for.

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