Intel heeft een memootje naar z'n channel partners gestuurd waarin het duidelijk maakt dat de 1GHz Pentium III tot het derde kwartaal niet aan distributeurs en dealers geleverd zal worden. In eerste instantie komen uitsluitend de grote OEMs (Dell, Hewlett Packard, IBM) aan de beurt:
"On March 8, 2000 Intel announced the introduction of the IntelŪ PentiumŪ lll processor 1GHz. Intel is initially working with customers that can provide the biggest impact in the consumer enthusiast segment at launch. Broader quantities of Pentium lll processors 1GHz will be available in Q3'00. Shipment of Boxed Intel Pentium lll processors 1GHz are expected to begin at that time."So it will be the third quarter before there will be boxed Intel 1GHz processors. There's no word yet to the channel on when they can expect to receive boxed 866MHz and boxed 850MHz processors. But if the above is anything to go by, they'd better not promise their customers too much.
Aldus The Register.
