NOTE: Years ago, after I gave an all-day, everything-you-need-to-know-about-computers presentation, someone said after seeing my course materials, "You ought to publish this stuff!" I began to put together "The Law Office Computer Survival Guide," which I intended to sell and keep up to date as a loose-leaf reference service. It never was published, as I set it aside to get "Corporate Update" out the door. This is the beginning of my efforts to do a "brain dump" of information and opinions, and to keep them up to date. The good news is that you won't have to file the pocket parts, and I won't have to ship it to you. The bad news is that I haven't figured out how to charge for it. Stay tuned, and feel free to ask questions, answer questions, or make suggestions. -- Jim Eidelman

Notes on Pentium vs. Pentium Pro, MMX, and other Processor Issues:

9/9/97 -- PC Magazine Article on "Which is the Right Processor for your Next PC": http://www8.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/cpu/_open.htm

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Earlier notes by JAE:

For complete info, you can visit these sites:

For info aboutvisit Intel's MMX.com

• Computer Shopper article about MMX: http://www5.zdnet.com/cshopper/content/9704/cshp0023.html
• Michael Miller Article, with lots of links; http://www5.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_706.html
• Intel renames "Klamath" Pentium Pro MMX the "Pentium II," and declares it the mainstream business processor. To ship this summer. http://www.pcweek.com/news/0210/14epent.html
• Feb 5 PC Week, p. 6., "Intel's Pro Stays Put," makes the point that Intel is retreating from Pentium Pro for desktops. Pentium MMX and Pentium Pro MMX (Pentium II) will be the heavily marketed chips, but the Pentium II won't be available until late spring or summer in significant quantity.
• October 28, 1996: Get a Pentium Pro, not a Pentium. To quote Jim Louderback, "Just say no to Pentium. Isn't another year of useful life worth $150?" (JAE Note: as of 12/11/96, the difference in price is more like $320 on mail order PCs). PC Week Online, copied to our system in case of a problem with the PC Week connection: PC Week.

Price info -- Showing some comparisons, including Pentium vs. Pentium Pro and some different vendors & payment methods. PC Prices

General notes on buying direct. The right time to buy? Just wait.

(c) Jim Eidelman 1997

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