<s>
In	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
terminology	O
,	O
slotkets	B-General_Concept
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
slockets	B-General_Concept
,	O
(	O
both	O
short	O
for	O
slot	O
to	O
socket	O
adapter	B-Device
)	O
are	O
adapters	B-Device
that	O
allow	O
socket-based	O
microprocessors	B-Architecture
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
slot-based	O
motherboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slotkets	B-General_Concept
were	O
first	O
created	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Socket	B-Device
8	I-Device
Pentium	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
processors	O
on	O
Slot	B-Device
1	I-Device
motherboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
they	O
became	O
more	O
popular	O
for	O
inserting	O
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
Intel	B-Device
Celerons	I-Device
into	O
Slot	B-Device
1	I-Device
based	O
motherboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-end	O
motherboards	B-Device
accepting	O
two	O
Slot	B-Device
1	I-Device
processors	O
(	O
usually	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
)	O
were	O
widely	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
double-socketed	O
motherboards	B-Device
for	O
the	O
less	O
expensive	O
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
Celerons	B-Device
were	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
slotkets	B-General_Concept
remained	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
transition	O
period	O
from	O
Slot	O
to	O
Socket-based	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
processors	O
by	O
allowing	O
CPU	O
upgrades	O
in	O
existing	O
Slot	B-Device
1	I-Device
motherboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slotkets	B-General_Concept
were	O
never	O
introduced	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
AMD	B-Architecture
Athlon	I-Architecture
processors	O
 '	O
transition	O
from	O
the	O
Slot	O
A	O
form	O
factor	O
to	O
the	O
Socket	O
A	O
form	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adapters	B-Device
that	O
go	O
the	O
other	O
way	O
around	O
(	O
from	O
socket-based	O
motherboards	B-Device
to	O
slot-based	O
CPUs	O
)	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
introduced	O
,	O
because	O
Socket	B-Device
8	I-Device
based	O
motherboards	B-Device
do	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
higher	O
clock	O
frequencies	O
of	O
Slot	B-Device
1	I-Device
based	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
slotkets	B-General_Concept
have	O
largely	O
disappeared	O
,	O
as	O
Intel	O
and	O
AMD	O
have	O
not	O
manufactured	O
CPUs	O
in	O
slot	O
form	O
factors	O
since	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
