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Heath Boffey said: > As for MMX processors, if you are recommending these for students, can > you really justify the extra stlg50 or so over the cost of the standard > Pentium for the majority of cases? For standard WP there will be little > improvement. Multimedia applications may be improved if the software > supports MMX, but I think that MMX is more likely to be games oriented > in the immediate future. In two years time it will probably be standard, > but I don't feel that I can claim that it's essential for the majority > of students (if any) at this moment. We're back to the need vs want > argument. All the current voice input systems claim to make use of MMX to improve performance. Mary Eld said: >What is MMX about? - sorry but I'm not much of a techno wizard. MMX - MultiMedia eXtensions - the processor incorporates extra instructions to do tasks that are a regular feature of multimedia (Video, sound etc.) more efficiently. Paul Dilley, Technical Manager Computer Centre for People with Disabilities, University of Westminster ** The London & South East Regional Access Centre ** Tel: +44 171 911 5000 Fax: +44 171 911 5162 http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ccpd/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%