Replies to post #84697 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Elmer Phud]

First instance - some key AMD OEMs
Further qualifications - Tier 1

Why not all OEMs?

And it's not AMD's statement, just a rumor.

[Grrr]

>>Elmer - More reading comprehension or retention apparently. Quoting the article(emphasis mine):

>On Barcelona:
>Engineering samples of the new B3 silicon, which fixes the TLB bug in silicon so that there's no performance hit, already are in the hands of some key AMD OEMs. This
>means Tier 1 server vendors.
>First instance - some key AMD OEMs
>Further qualifications - Tier 1

Better yet: Hands on experience, and launch @ 22 February. Including Sun and other major OEMs.

http://www.heise.de/ct/08/04/020/