Word: chipping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Moves like these have kept Intel atop the world's fastest-changing industry. Thanks to the popularity of its succeeding generations of chips, from the 386 to the 486 to the Pentium, no other chipmaker has as much influence over how personal computers process information. The company employs 1,000 chip designers, and spent $1.8 billion in R. and D. last year just to keep up with the latest technological advances...
...connected setting in the future," explains Grove. "That places new requirements on everything we do in this industry." To prepare, Intel has endorsed a new NetPC model crafted in cooperation with Microsoft, and the firm's engineers have been busy developing new applications to take advantage of its powerful chips. But other companies see a chance to develop a mass-market computer that doesn't necessarily need Microsoft software or an Intel chip. IBM, Sony, Oracle and RCA are all backing network computers designed for the Internet...
...originally stood for multimedia extensions because it will improve the performance of a PC's multimedia applications. Intel is releasing MMX-equipped processors at 166Mhz, 200Mhz and 233Mhz for both desktops and notebook computers. Specifically designed for the Pentium, this chip add-on will boost the performance speeds of your computer by up to 60 percent, according to Intel...
...effects will be noticed heavily in sound, graphics and video-intensive applications. Because of the chip's increased instruction-set capacity, video and 3D surround sound will be noticeably smoother. This is good news for all you Quake junkies and graphic artists...
Cyrix's latest chip release is the M2. It will be MMX-compatible and offers consumers a lower-priced, alternative to Intel. In addition, AMD will be releasing its MMX-compatible K6 chip in the coming months...