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/ Adam Richardson

AMD-K6-2 400 MHz Processor Introduced

AMD today introduced versions of the AMD-K6-2 processor with 3DNow! technology operating at speeds of 400, 380 and 366 MHz.

AMD-K6-2 400 MHz Processor Introduced is the story on November 16, 1998, and it is one of those late-1998 PC gaming updates that says exactly where the scene is right now. AMD today introduced versions of the AMD-K6-2 processor with 3DNow! technology operating at speeds of 400, 380 and 366 MHz. Today, Compaq Computer Corporation also introduced the Presario 5190 and the Presario 5100c Series, the first desktop systems powered by the AMD-K6-2/400 processor.

For players keeping track of patches, demos, hardware drivers, online events, and retail releases, this is the sort of news that can change what gets installed tonight. Drivers and hardware updates are not glamorous, but when they fix a game or unlock a card you already paid for, they matter.