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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: tejek who wrote (148908)7/31/2002 10:02:37 AM
From: TimF   of 1574584
 
Buy or Build

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"...Personally, I think there is only one thing AMD can reasonably do - sponsor local workshops by system builders, resellers and schools. Advertise these workshops on the AMD site giving dates, times and what will be accomplished. Offer incentives to vendors that 'graduate' the most number of students. Possibly provide a sample curriculum, including detailed information on how to select components, how to select an authorized reseller, and how to do basic troubleshooting. Perhaps even make a deal with a manufacturer of inexpensive POST cards and include a section on how to use it. All of this could be part of the fee where the user gets to build a system of their own design (within the constraints provided by the particular vendor or school, based upon parts availability)..."
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