THG Visits AMD: The First PCs With The Hammer CPU
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By Frank Völkel
published The Foundation: AMD Solo 2
The "Solo 2" motherboard is equipped with an AMD "Claw Hammer" as well as 256 MB DDR memory.
View of the Southbridge AMD-8111, which contains the I/O-Hub.
The Northbridge AMD-8151 is located in a PGA case. A few humorous motherboard designers wanted to be eternalized here. The hammer is very similar to the logo of Tom's Hardware Guide. If you play those 5 notes you will hear the Intel jingle.
A side view of the AMD "Solo 2" motherboard. Note the three USB 2.0 ports.
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