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To: Bearded One who wrote (23434)	6/20/1999 11:23:00 AM
From: Gerald R. Lampton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

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To: Bearded One who wrote (23434)	7/9/1999 12:26:00 PM
From: Thure Meyer	Respond to of 24154

From CNET >> Intel's Merced chip may slip further By Stephen Shankland Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 8, 1999, 6:15 p.m. PT Prototypes of Merced still aren't out, and it looks like Intel's next-generation processor may slip until the third or fourth quarter of next year. Intel officially denies there is a Merced delay. But industry sources speculate that there may be a lag--which could put off Merced's release by a few weeks or months--but that it won't be as significant as the delay Intel imposed last year when it shifted the 64-bit chip's debut from the end of 1999 to mid-2000. Still, the revised calendar may sap Intel of some psychological momentum and will likely solidify arguments that Merced, the first Intel server and workstation processor designed to compete directly against the most powerful Alpha and UltraSparc processors, will primarily serve as a test vehicle. Customers and computer companies may buy it, but they could hold off on migrating to Intel's 64-bit chips until McKinley, Merced's successor, comes out in late 2001. .... << In theory this puts more pressure on the NT server strategy. Alpha, Sparc, PowerPC and MIPS all have 64-bit hardware and software. And indirectly on the whole Windows 2000 line. It will be very difficult to compete on the web side with Alpha and PowerPC machines. Thure