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AMD's ticket to speed

Big Blue is the latest to endorse AMD's new chip with a broad direct sales push, marking an overhaul of its consumer PC line and a bid to gain market momentum.

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Compaq and IBM rush new computers based on Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices highly touted new high-end chip.

"These are the best-performing machines ever."

- A source familiar with IBM's new Athlon-based Aptivas

 
IBM embraces new Athlon chip, direct sales push
Big Blue roundly endorses See CNET Gamecenter: Review of AthlonAMD's new chip with a broad direct sales push, marking an overhaul of its consumer PC line and a bid to gain market momentum.

PC makers announce Athlon-based systems
Compaq and IBM are putting AMD's new Athlon chip in high-end personal computers, bringing competition to this market for the first time.

AMD wrests away speed crown from Intel
update AMD's 650-MHz Athlon processor gives the company important bragging rights as it struggles to compete against Intel.

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Intel delays Pentium III for notebooks
The chipmaker will delay the release of the processor until October or November, a lag that means laptop makers will lose one to two crucial months of potential sales.