At 01:39 AM 11/17/1999 , you wrote:
>Hello
>
>I'm familiar with 'Slot 1' and Socket 7 (ZIF). But there is 2 other sockets
>I've seen mentioned in magazines that I'm not. 2 questions please.
>
>1. Is the 370 same as socket 7?
>
>2. Is the Athlon same as Slot 1?
No... All four CPU slots you listed above are different.
There is a discussion of the different types of sockets in my
Troubleshooting Basics column that might enlighten you a
bit about the different socket types, it is edition #16:
http://nospin.com/pc/ts016.html
I hope this helps
Bob Wright
The NOSPIN Group
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