<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div>What hardware does a laptop lent to me have?</div><div> </div><div>The owner says that it's a Pentium 3 with several gigabytes of RAM.</div><div> </div><div>The hardware reports to me:</div><div> </div><div>Computer:<br>Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1400MHz 587MHz 512 MB of RAM<br></div><div>Does "Pentium M" mean "Pentium 3"?</div><div> </div><div>It reports two speeds:</div><div>1400MHz</div><div>587MHz</div><div> </div><div>Why?</div><div> </div><div>Is the 1400MHz for processor, and the 587MHz for RAM speed, or speed of floating point processor - or what?</div><div> </div><div>It seems to me that it has only 512 MB of RAM, rather than his stated "several gigabytes".</div><div> </div><div>Maybe his recollections are mistaken?</div><div> </div><div>I apologize for asking such a
beginner's question.</div><div> </div><div>James E. McIntosh</div><div><a href="mailto:JamesEMcIntosh-Iimme/3Z544AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org">JamesEMcIntosh-Iimme/3Z544AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org</a></div><div> </div></div></body></html>