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To: kash johal who wrote (97401)	3/8/2000 1:34:00 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) of 1574750

Don't know if anyone has seen this but..Gateway now says that 1.1 Ghz and 1.2 Ghz Athlon units are on the way... dailynews.yahoo.com " Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - news) beat archrival Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC - news) to the 1,000MHz mark Monday when it announced it is shipping a 1GHz Athlon processor for desktops. "Everybody wants performance for a couple of reasons," said Peter Ashkin, chief technology officer at Gateway Inc. (NYSE:GTW - news) One such reason is "future proofing," he said. "They want something faster to give them a little more headroom (greater longevity than a lower-clock-speed PC)." High-end applications are another reason for the push beyond 1GHz, Ashkin said. Those applications, usually graphics-intensive applications such as games, call for as much processor performance as possible, he said. And users are willing to pay extra for the grunt. Gateway is already taking orders for its 1GHz Athlon-based Select system, which retails at $2,999. "I don't see anyone saying enough is enough. I think the trend will continue. We'll have 1.1GHz and 1.2GHz, and we'll keep going that way," Ashkin said." Jim

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