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CPU Review: Athlon 600: Running Linux

[ Thanks to Bill
Henning
for this link. ]

A K7 review from a Linux perspective.

“This article is the second of a series of articles about the
Athlon, the technology behind it, AMD’s marketing strategy, future
directions and much more… the rest of the articles in the series
will be posted over the coming weeks.”

“My experience in running Linux on the Athlon 600 test system
was extremely positive; while there were some initial difficulties
(due to the supplied video and network cards) Linux appears to be
an excellent match for the power of the K7.”

“AMD did a good job of configuring the test computer with
components that a knowledgeable user might choose.”

Complete
Story

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