On 12 Dec 98 at 10:18, Bill Nussbaumer wrote:
> PGA 370 appears to be some new format for celeron that is
> compatible with a new 440ZX66 chipset, it sounds like it is geared
> to low end systems but I can't really figure out where they are
> going with the celeron line. The Celeron 266 - 333 will fit in
> slot 1. However, according to this months issue of Maximum PC the
> new 450 and 500 MHz Katamai processors due out early next year will
> also be compatible with the Slot 1 format and the 440BX chipset, so
> it sounds to me like slot 1 isn't dead yet. I have heard of slot 2
> ... is this for the Xenon processors and geared at servers? Not
> sure.
Yes, Slot 2 is for Xeon. Intel plans to split the market three
ways: Celeron in PGA 370, Katmai in Slot 1, and Xeon in Slot 2.
David G
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