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1997 research cohort / CPU

Mobile Intel Pentium MMX 120 MHz

Intel · model variant

Candidate · no owner discrepancy decision

What it was

Mobile Intel Pentium MMX 120 MHz is recorded in the 1997 CPU research cohort under Intel. The current display name and classification are normalization proposals.

Source product name
Mobile Intel Pentium processor with MMX technology 120 MHz
Source model number
Not established
Source manufacturer
Intel Corporation
Research scope
mini-notebook PCs and mobile workers

Why it existed

manufacturer stated

Intel targets mini-notebook performance and low-power mobility

Intended users: mini-notebook OEMs and mobile workers

Engineering response: 120 MHz mobile Pentium MMX for mini-notebooks with 1000-unit availability

Evidence and limits

Intel Extends Family of Mobile Processors · opening and technical details

Intel explicitly targets mini-notebooks and states quantity availability.

Exact OEM/system shipment and benchmark configuration unknown.

What difference it made

Comparable benchmark evidence has not been established for this record. Missing results do not imply poor performance.

Release evidence

The year above is a research-cohort label. Announcement, production, shipment and retail availability are distinct events.

Proposed event
product introduction and mini notebook availability
Proposed timing
1997-10-20 · exact precision
Assessment
proposed

Preserve mini-notebook scope as a distinct mobile boundary rather than merging with other mobile speed grades.

Open questions and review

Ordering part number and exact OEM/system shipment are unresolved.

No owner discrepancy decision is recorded. This does not mean there are no unresolved issues.

scope error · follow up

Mobile Pentium MMX 120 is segment-specific and must not be merged with desktop Pentium MMX records.

Audit source · mobile launch passage

Mobile product and segment are separately evidenced.

Follow-up: Preserve mobile identity and unknown shipment channel.

Original intake sources

These notes preserve the state at intake. Later verification is shown under Release evidence above; an original note saying verification had not occurred is not the current assessment.

Original research note

Intel introduced 120 MHz for mini-notebooks; preserve the distinct mini-notebook segment and low-power framing.

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1997 CPU cohort · Intel records