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From: MTHOLDWI@MTUS5.BITNET (Holdwick, Marc T.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: M68851 SCAM ???
Message-ID: <90345.172433MTHOLDWI@MTUS5.BITNET>
Date: 11 Dec 90 22:24:33 GMT
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Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.
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That is a common tactic in the MS-DOS clone market.  A computer chip such as a
microprocessor, coprocessor or MMU is stamped with a number indicating its
rated speed.  This is the speed that the manufacturer GUARANTEES that it will
run at.  Many chips however can be "pushed".  This means that it can be run a
LITTLE faster, but it runs HOTTER than normal and may CRASH occasionally, or
all the time depending on how much it is being pushed.

I would be VERY wary of any company that would sell you a chip like that!
I was considering ordering a few things from them, but then again, maybe I
won't!