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From: matthew@philtrum.demon.co.uk (matthew flint)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux..misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Triton II/III Motherboards
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Date: 4 Nov 1996 19:43:42 -0000
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tedm@agora.rdrop.com wrote:
: I asked about the Triton chipset that didn't support parity memory, the 430FX,
: and they said that this was no longer in production - that the HX and VX
: support parity memory. However, motherboard manufacturers can choose to not
: support it.
a friend of mine was at an Intel seminar a few weeks back, where they were
discussing their newer `Intel-branded' motherboards. Interesting to note
that there were no VX chipset boards among them. HX and FX: yes... VX: no.
When asked about this, one of the Intel people said ``No... we don't use VX
in our boards''.
matthew (Note, I only heard this second-hand)
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matthew flint -- matthew@philtrum.demon.co.uk
the light music of whisky falling into glasses made an agreeable interlude