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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (51273)	2/28/1999 9:02:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) of 1572865

Re: "Still think the K7 is foil? " No, I realize it exists. However when Intel makes a public demonstration of a 1Ghz PIII, regardless of whether or not it ran the FPU, I find it humorous that AMD has NEVER demonstrated ANY PROCESSOR of any kind running at even 1/2 that speed. I think it's because they can't. Even with liquid nitrogen they can't get a K7 stable enough to show at even 500Mhz, or 400Mhz for that matter. There are no leaks from OEMs about samples. Based on industry norms, this is not what one would expect for a processor that is near production. In fact, again based on what one would expect inside the industry, this is a product that is a long way from being ready. Someday this may be a great chip, but the signals aren't there. Intel didn't demo a 1Ghz foil, they showed real silicon in front of a real audience comprised of anyone who wanted to pay the price of admission. AMD hasn't ever shown anything except a K7 running Godzilla at unknown speed to a hand picked group of AMD faithful. My CeleronA can do that. Could I be wrong? Sure, but consider that I might very well be right. EP

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