Today marks the return of competition in Windows compatible processors.
Competition is good. It was designed to be compatible with the Socket 7 environment because Socket 7 is the industry's optimum-performance desktop PC design platform. More than 80 percent of the approximately 75 million desktop personal computers expected to ship in 1997 will employ the Socket 7 infrastructure. This speeds time to market and provides for more affordable high-performance systems. BIOS support is provided by leading third-party suppliers, including American Megatrends, Inc., Award Software, and Phoenix.