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To: Paul Engel who wrote (37449)	9/25/1998 9:44:00 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (2) of 1583893

Pal, - partially-functional chipset - Xeon-x4 systems- <These are fully functional - at 400 MHz.> Really? "New Xeon, price cuts for fall" By Michael Kanellos news.com "The fast pace of development has also been difficult to sustain. Two separate bugs with the 400-MHz Xeon processor, rolled out in June, have hindered the volume release of the chip." "While one bug has been fixed, the other is still an issue when the chips are used in four-processor servers. Testing can detect the problem. Chips that exhibit the bug work fine in one- and two-processor systems, but Intel is testing all Xeon four-processor units." "This screening and testing process has slowed down availability, said sources. As a result, Xeon systems have not been easy to find, especially the four-processor servers." I wonder how "good" are yields on those hand-picked Xeons-4 if there is such a shortage. On the other hand, if there is a shortage, and no competition to the "superb" chip, why would Intel slash their prices on Zeons by 20%? Something is VERY fishy here...:-)

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