HI;
The sockets referred to here are the sockets for the processor. They started
at one and are now at 7. Socket 4 was used for the first Pentium P 60 and
66. The sockets have different configurations for the chip. They can also be
called zero insertion force(ZIF) sockets. Because they require no force to
insert the chip into the socket. If you want more on this feel free to
e-mail me.

Mark D. Roberge
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>I have been reading PC-Build, PC-Soft, and VPlanets lists with interest for
>about a month now and even asked a few questions most of which were
>answered.  I have answer several questions to the best of my ability.   I
>read several times about terms which I don't understand.  One of them is
>'SOCKET 7'.  What is SOCKET 7?
>Ron