New comment by 3453f4f in "The End of an Athlon"

3453f4f — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:06:21 +0000

There are three good pieces of history for you to look at.

First, the NexGen Nx686 prototype... that became the K6 after AMD bought NexGen.

Second, the AMD K6 prototype... which came in a small footprint ceramic package.

Third, the AMD K7... which also came in that small footprint ceramic package, on a Slot A PCB, with L2 cache chips.

Enjoy!

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