With the new Intel Pentium 4 chip now
available, experts say the chip will be able to run at speeds of a wopping
2 GHz. How much faster can these things actually get? This
is Intel’s first new chip arcitechure in five years and initially it will
run at 1.4 GHz and up. “While the new chip will debut only in more
costly, high-performance PCs, Otellini said he expects the Pentium 4 to
reach all segments of the mainstream PC market by the end of next year.
That means users should be able to get their hands on a Pentium 4 system
for as little as $1,500 before 2001 is out.”