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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> I'd agree with Soren though - the Pentium Pro 180's are a real bargain
> right now. I know they're about $325 CAN (~$230 US). Plus, you can
> safely overclock them to 200, or even 233 or 240 if you're lucky - Intel

I can attest to this - my dual P6/180 (Tyan 1668) became a dual P6/233
with no trouble at all and probably represents the cheapest
reasonably-well-performing SMP box you can buy right now. :)

					Jordan