Neil, according to my sources at intel, the Celeron chip was just a fancy 486 with wifi installed from the R&D department. It was not
any faster nor was it a move up, just somthing they had to come up with quick. It quickly lost popularity due to the hard ware installed
in it, that would automatically report to intel every key stroke you made. When people found out about this, the R&D department (even
after a lot of advertising) dropped the chip in favor of the first pentinum. I would assume that they still produce them, as they are
small and put out less heat than the pentinum does. Since then, they have made many versions of the pentinum, all bigger and faster
and with more goodies built in. They have stayed away from the reporting part of it, as even Computer Shopper was sniffing around
for a juicy artical about it (they are the ones that broke the news about the celeron). Where does Intel get there ideas for better
chips?
From you of course. My friend works in the R&D department and he says that they get most of the great idea's from people like you
and me. They are idea-less, and so pick the brains of others and incorporate it into the next upgrade of the chips. Makes them
look good to the boss I guess.
I used to work there, but for another company. Still have my Intel ID card (for show and tell) as it's a "green card" and allowed me
access to anywhere in the plant....cool huh...:icon_cheesygrin: Just thought you'd like to know. By the way, they do have a huge
room full of line printers that are for "logging" users wherebouts, I know it logs more than that. Probably still there. The company
I worked for was building a huge add-on plant for more chips to be made in. Anyway, like I said, just thought you might like to
know....
