*** News ***
October 27, 1997, Issue: 188
Section: News
BTO notebooks ready for retail
By Aaron Ricadela
"Meanwhile, Proteva's PC kiosk program is running full steam ahead, buyers
report. Jackson said the $1,799 price point is moving best, and systems using
Advanced Micro Devices' K6 processor are selling neck-and-neck with
Pentium-based machines."
techweb.com
October 27, 1997, Issue: 188
Section: Product Labs
Datel AMD K6
By
"A fine example of how a generic machine should be delivered, the AMD
K6MX-based Datel system was a fast performer with high-quality
components and above-average expansion capabilities"
techweb.com
October 27, 1997, Issue: 188
Section: News
Lack of standards a growing issue -- Alternative Processors
Challenge MMX Chip to Improve 3-D Apps
By Kristen Kenedy
"One game producer, who asked to remain anonymous, said supporting the
proprietary instruction sets of an alternative processor doesn't make financial
sense."
techweb.com
<You may want to add this next one as a bookmark, but then again....>
Uncle Grim's Computer Page
This page is to inform computer novices and veterans alike about alternatives to the so-called standards in the small office,
home office (mainstream) computer industry. Standards in this industry can change quickly, and I am attempting to keep up
with them to bring you useful information about the things the leading computer companies don't want you to know. They have
everything to lose in the face of truth and reason. Please read on and be enlightened.
Last updated: 10/24/97
tstonramp.com
<Lengthy article but interesting...below is a tidbit>
October 27, 1997
Who Really Moves the Market, Part 1
Joseph Nocera
Reporter Associate: Amy Kover
"Peck had just come back from a research
trip to Taiwan, where most of the world's motherboard
manufacturers reside. "I kept hearing that customers were coming to
Intel and saying, 'We'll be loyal, but you have to meet us halfway on
pricing.' " Then a Taiwanese source faxed him a list of Intel price
cuts. Peck relayed the news to his clients--and promptly
downgraded Intel to "neutral."
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