My perception was a little different. I thought that AMD was going to make available a lot of Slot A new Athlons (Tbirds) to match the existing inventory of Slot A mobos. I hadn't heard of their making available any 'slockets' though, and I hadn't heard of any Slot A Durons being made either.
There was a report of a German company (plus a pic of their device)that had finished a slocket for the Irongate chipset in Slot A format, but not for the VIA.
I also thought that the new Athlons and Durons were compatible with the AMD 751 chipset (unlike the VIA KX133), so you might be able to get one of the Slot A form new Athlons (which I've heard are available now) and be up and running very soon. And I heard that GFD's will work with the new Slot A Athlons too.
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