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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (62614)	6/21/1999 9:16:00 AM
From: Rob Young	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578925

<Craig Barrett stated that Merced will sample in 3 to 4 months. He made that statement at WinHEC in mid-April.> "Yep, he did make that statement. We'll see if he was lying or not." Lying? A man after my heart. Something is true or it isn't. One thing we do share in common and that is a belief in Absolute Truth. Lying? Perhaps a bit strong. Let's just say he may be "guilty" of believing in a different reality than maybe his own staff. How about that? Maybe he believes in magical type stuff, or alternate universes and stuff like that, maybe? Rob eet.com Let me relate a little story I've been hearing. A well-placed microprocessor executive walks into the office of his boss, a capable leader who's known for his penchant for the outdoors. The exec tells the boss that, based on his best technical assessment, there is no way a certain chip will be ready by its target date, and he suggests moving the target date. The boss replies that there will be no delays: The chip must be ready on time and it will be ready on time, he says. End of meeting

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (62614)	6/21/1999 9:49:00 AM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578925

<Yep, he did make that statement. We'll see if he was lying or not.> I can't believe an investor can make such a childish black-or-white statement! Don't you think that people usually do statements to the best of their knowledge and beliefs, within stretchable defifnitions of the subject? (what is the definition of "sample"? you can "sample" only partially working silicon for example, and still you will be "sampling). Don't you think there may be circumstances above the power of Intel and the Craig Barrett as his representative on Earth?