The K7 claims superior integer performance and even better floating point, with three floating-point units on board to the Pentium III's two.

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"I look at myself as if I'm on a lifeboat and I'm floating around trying to get as many people on board as I can before the ship sinks, " he says.

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First, it has to find a way for Brazil's now-floating currency to cohabit with Argentina's rigid currency board.

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The board said it met Saturday to consider various ideas that had been floating around in recent weeks, including a change in top leadership and a break-up or reorganization of the firm beyond the spin-off of Discover card services, which it is already studying.

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