>>>>Past: 1.6 Mhz - 8 Mhz
>>>Now: 600 Mhz - 800 Mhz
>>>Near Future: 1 - 1.5 Ghz
>>>10 Years: ???
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>>That Near Future should be here just about now.:-) I've seen ads for 1 ghz processors.
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>>Yes, maybe it should have read, "Very Near Future"
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>>AMD has an Athlon 1Ghz, and i've heard rumors about an Intel 1.5Ghz.
>>(yeah, it's called a toaster oven- Ironically, the chips keep getting smaller and smaller, while the heat sinks get larger and larger. Eventually the CPU will become a black hole wrapped in superconducting ceramics.)
>
>There was a press release that I read that said that 1 ghz Intel chips would be available at the end of last March. Haven't seen an ad for one though.

George,

You can find them advertised at DELL and I have started getting mailers this week with 1ghz chips. Now, whether or not they actually have the chips in stock is another matter.. <g>

Best,

DD