***Via on AGP
by John Latta
The AGP market pace has "accelerated" with the announcement by VIA
technologies of its Apollo VP3 core logic chip set. This part allows a
wide range of systems to support AGP including those for AMD. Cyrix and
IDT 64bit super-scalar processors. Intel has stated that it will not
support Socket 7, i.e., Pentium, processors for AGP - only Pentium II.
Others are filling this void in the market. In fact, VIA claims that it
will be to market with its chip set before Intel. The part samples now
and will ship in volume for $39 in Q3.
Wave Issue 9713 6/6/97 Article 5-01