clawhammer has a new name

AMD Athlon 64

why don't they just stick to clawhammer, f00's

 

Because that would mean that AMD has a CPU with a cool name.

We can't break tradition now can we


Don't flame me. I bite. I also like AMD myself.

 

But that name has been around for a while.

I think it was announced around the time the opteron name was announced.

Sheesh, opteron ... they shoulda just called it sledgehammer

 

Why don't intel drop Pentium? Why don't NVidia drop GeForce? Why don't Seagate drop Barracuda? Why don't Creative drop Sound Blaster?

Maybe because people now recognise the Athlon branding?

 

yeah yeah i know that, but clawhammer is sooooo much better.

 

Northwood sounds a bit more catchy than Pentium 4B

 

Umm, I work at AMD R&D and I have never heard that name before.

 

which name ?

I heard athlon 64 and athlon DT before ... some website or other

 

I have never heard either, but then again we still call the Athlon XP's - Throughbred's. But I do receive all the official AMD news and public releases in my e-mail, and still haven't seen those names before.

 

Maybe they're trying to tell you something


Thunderbird is good, Thoroughbred is good, and Sledgehammer and Clawhammer are good, but unfortunately, the only one to make it into the public was the Thunderbird..... And even then the Thunderbird is the Athlon 4..... ARGH.

It gets confusing cuz you get like seven different names for the same bloody chip, or there is the slightest difference, like with the Intel P4s a and b... being 400MHz and 533MHz....

 

DOH! DOH! DOH!

Now I feel stupid!
Guess what I just got in my e-mail box...

Well I was right I have never heard those names, up until now.

Quote from the e-mail:

 

Whats the number thats at the end ? 3 or 4 ?

 

Jaz - Bringing AMD the news before AMD know themselves

 

maybe AMD use a different calender system and its the year 200 not 2003 or 2002 as some people would tell you

 

No you see, most people say availble early '03 as a short form cuz everyone knows we're in the 2000 years...





So therefore we can't expect them until 2200

 

that would explain the release dates.

Personally i love AMD, but this paper release thing is bugging me and I might switch over to intel.

Prometeia + 3.06 + Hyperthreading sounds real good. Probably take it very very close to 4 GHz if not over.

 

Hey a bad cut-and-paste.

It's 2003

 

So it'll coincide with the release of the new NV30 eh?


So if you've got about $10,000 to blow, you could grab a Hammer, mobo, RAM and NV30 and have one tricking rig

 

Play a 64bit version of Unreal 2003 three on a NV30 and a Clawhammer
I will not use the name Athlon 64, sounds old, like Nintendo 64.
This chip rocks and Clawhammer is a sweet name.

Just got another e-mail:

 

Rock the boat Zap! Your such a rebel


Although I doubt I'll be calling it an Athlon 64 either, at least not without having a gun pointed at my head.