Paul, Re: "That's an excellent synopsis of Intel's future."
Thanks. Here's another one, compliments to the Compaq thread. So I looked up the processor used inside the new Compaq Pocket PC. 206 MHz Intel StrongARM 32 bit RISC Processor:
compaq.com
Jul. 15 (Houston Chronicle/KRTBN)--It's nice to be wanted.
Compaq Computer Corp. apparently has a hit on its hands with its iPaq
H3650 Pocket PC, a handheld computer. Although it's been shipping the product
since June, demand is so high it's hard to find one for sale.
But you can find them on eBay, the Internet auction site -- if you have the
bucks. The iPaq may have a list price of $499, but bids for the device were as
high as $880 Friday afternoon on eBay, and $629 on the competing Amazon
Auctions.
Compaq spokeswoman Nora Hahn said the company "is cranking them out as fast as
we can" and that the shortages are being caused by demand, not a lack of key
components.
Other handhelds that use the Pocket PC software also are selling above list
price on eBay, such as Hewlett-Packard's Jornada 545 and 548. The color-screen
palmtop, which can also play MP3 music files, uses the Windows for Pocket PC
operating system, Microsoft's latest attempt to topple handheld market leader
Palm Computing.
Tony |
