I’m also a little worse for wear, thanks to delays at Atlanta Airport on
Monday due to a severe thunderstorm, but I’m finally back, and ready to get
things back to normal, if at all possible.  While walking on the beach with
my beloved Jen, I had a brainstorm (or brainfart, depending on how you look at
the situation.)  Because of that, I plan on making T&T biweekly, and
running a Tweaking/System Opt/How-To article biweekly, opposite of
T&T.  I plan on starting this new article next week.  I haven’t
gotten all of the things strait, such as the name and slogan, but I will have
them ready by next Friday.

Processors made of paper, not silicon
Major hardware reviewing sites have noticed that Intel’s newly paper
released Pentium iii 1.13GHz processor is unstable on most mainstream
motherboards.  On contacting Intel, the chip-giant said that these new processors
will only be going to OEM’s (such as Dell and Gateway.)  To them, this
means that all chips will be tested prior to shipment of the systems to
retailers.  They also said that OEM’s were supposed to use only a specialized
VC820 motherboard, or another modified motherboard in order to support the
specifications of the 1.13GHz chip.

After I took one step back, I realized that there is something major wrong
with this new chip.  Never have I remembered such a major problem like this
with any Intel Processor released before, whether it was a paper release, or a
silicon release.  Is Intel trying frantically to put AMD back in the place
chipzilla believes they should be?  Is Intel really playing catch-up? 
Has AMD finally started to topple chipzilla?  These questions can only be
answered with time, but I truly think it’s time to invest in AMD stock, and I
will be doing so sometime next week.

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