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To: asami@vader.cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami)
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From: John Milford <jwm@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
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asami@vader.cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami)  wrote:

>
> The AMD-K6(TM) processor, Socket 7 bus compatible by design, enables
> PC manufacturers and resellers to deliver affordable, top-to-bottom PC
> solutions. For existing Socket 7 motherboards, certain modifications
> may be necessary to ensure proper voltage settings and BIOS support."
>                                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>                              I'm not sure what this means.
>
> Satoshi

	When I left AMD (Nov. '96), there were quite a few problems
with K6 and old BIOS revisions.  This maybe what they are refering to,
although I would expect everyone to have a newer revision since the
chip needs 2.9v (??), and that is fairly new.


		--John