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I think that, for a while, some third parties were calling the Pentium PRO
a "P6". This is ancient history now -- the Pentium II took the Pentium Pro
32-bit core and cache, fixed its 16-bit performance problems, and added the
MMX instruction set extension -- and moved it from Socket 8 to Slot 1.
David Gillett
On 25 Jan 2003, at 8:49, Stanley Churchill wrote:
> Hey Michele
> It's possible that what she is referring to is actually a Pentium II. After
> the 486 series of CPU's, Intel went to a naming scheme as opposed to a
> numbering scheme. The Pentium was the "586" in the old numbering scheme and
> the Pentium II was the "686" in the old numbering scheme. And while I am
> certainly not the most knowledgeable, I try to keep up and haven't heard
> anything about either a Pent. 5 or 6.....
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MICHELE SAYER" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:27 AM
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Pentium Processors
>
>
> Can anyone tell me what is the newest processor so far made by pentium.
> I thought it was P4, but I have a friend who says her sister has a pc with a
> pentium 6 installed.
> Is that correct, or has she made a mistake?
> Michele Sayer
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