2000
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Years
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1999 2001

In 2000:

• April 18: AMD announces K6-2+ and K6-III+ mobile processors
• April 27: AMD announces "Duron" as the name for their upcoming ultra-cheap processor line

• May: Alchemy Semi becomes an independent company

• June 19: AMD launches the Duron family

• September 25: AMD announces K6-IIIE+ (embedded) K6-III+ processors

• October 3: IBM introduces the z/Architecture ISA, a 64-bit extension to ESA/390
• October 3: IBM introduces the zSeries 900 mainframes