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64 additional instructions for matrix math operations that are commonly used to process multimedia data. This was a slight improvement of the Pentium chip design that was supposed to make it easier and faster to deal with video and audio. The improvements weren't very great, however, and this led Intel to develop the SSE instruction sets.
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Matrix Math Extensions - My RCN bill shows that they have applied State Sales Tax under HighSpeed Internet Access. This is rather interesting, considering thatour state laws have exempted internet access from sales tax. Ibelieve tat federal law prohibits states from taxing internet access,although I am unsure of current status of that law, since it was dueto expire and may not have been renewed.The amount of tax is equivalent to a tax on the cable modem rental feealone, not the full amount of access. Now that certainly soundspermissible, except for the fact that we don't rent our cable modem.We own our own box and the bill charges the cable modem rental fee,but then it is also refunded on each bill in another area. So why isRCN charging sales tax on something we are not paying?
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