ocr: TM MMX inside) pentiuml - - - - - - - - - - - la The demise of in the Pentium - processor itself is not the real issue though. What is at stake is the future of motherboards. Like the Pentium MMX itself, its rivals (the Cyrix 6x86MX and the AMD K6) physically fit in Socket 7. The Pentium II requires Slot One, which permits a faster processor than the practical Socket 7 limit of 300MHz. AMD's recent court case against Intel ended with it winning the right to use MMX technology in its processors, but Slot One technology was specifically excluded. Intel wants to keep the technology propnietary an ...
