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June 19, 2000: AMD Duron Processor Introduced

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<img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-21736 " data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/06/AMD-logo-286x300.jpg" alt="AMD" width="172" height="180" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AMD-logo-286x300.jpg 286w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AMD-logo.jpg 336w" sizes="(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px" />June 19, 2000: AMD Duron Processor Introduced

2000 – AMD introduces the Duron Processor. This was the low cost version of their Athlon processor. Duron came in speeds of 550- 700 MHz and 3DNow! instruction. Codename: Spitfire; the processor started at $112. The spitfire was discontinued in 2006

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