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/ Adam Richardson

Intel Celeron 433 MHz Announced

March 22, 1999: Intel Corporation revealed the Intel Celeron processor at 433 MHz, the fastest Intel processor for value PCs.

Intel Celeron 433 MHz Announced hits the March 1999 news desk on March 22, 1999. Intel Corporation revealed the Intel Celeron processor at 433 MHz, the fastest Intel processor for value PCs.

This processor offers leading performance at an exceptional price, and it gives consumers the power to handle everything from the Internet to interactive games. The Intel Celeron processor at 433 MHz is the latest in a broad range of value PC products such as processors, chipsets, motherboards and other technologies that Intel plans to ship to customers in 1999. That is the PC hardware treadmill in full sprint: faster chips, cheaper boards, louder claims, and gamers trying to figure out what is worth the money.