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[12/13] [Updated] Major Chip Technology Announcement Due Today from IBM and AMD according to Macs Only!'s sources. What advancement in technology it is, is being held very close until the announcement. IBM is expected to use the new technology in its Fishhkill, NY, chip plant which makes PowerPC G5 CPUs for Apple Computer. [Update: The new IBM/AMD technology is strained silicon which improves performance by some 12% according to this Reuters article.] [Dana Baggett]