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To: Ali Chen who wrote (86122)	7/25/1999 9:22:00 AM
From: DRBES	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

For a reality check please see: techstocks.com GOOOOOLLY! Regards, DARBES

To: Ali Chen who wrote (86122)	7/25/1999 2:27:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Ali, Intel knows there is a big gun aimed at them (K7). More powerful than anything they have and will have for at least a year. The .18u coppermine is late, probably next year. They are doing what they have to do, what you and I would do. All they can do is enact various stop gap measures and have daily prayer meetings in hope that AMDs big gun will jam...as usual. So 600MHZ at .25 buys them a little time...at least equal MHZ for a little while longer...after that it's just hope that AMD will screw up a while longer. After that, they know they are in trouble... It's AMDs game to win or lose....the ball is in their court and the clock is winding down. Jim

To: Ali Chen who wrote (86122)	7/27/1999 12:43:00 AM
From: Kumar	Respond to of 186894

Intel, system makers ready faster 600MHz desktops next week By Ephraim Schwartz InfoWorld Electric Posted at 5:03 PM PT, Jul 26, 1999 On Aug. 2, Intel will announce the next performance bump for both its Pentium III and Celeron processors, reaching speeds of 600 MHz and 500 MHz, respectively. Major vendors such as Compaq, Dell, NEC, and IBM will simultaneously announce models that incorporate the new chips. Compaq will release a 600-MHz DeskPro EN model with hard drives with as much as 10GB, as high as a 32-speed CD-ROM drive, a 2X Accelerated Graphics Port, and the 810 chip set, according to a source familiar with the forthcoming products, which will ship at time of announcement. The 810 chip set caused some consternation in the industry when it was first released, due to a bug that caused the real-time clock to be inaccurate. And although there is currently an Intel fix for the problem, a source close to Compaq said the new desktops will also include a secondary real-time clock from Compaq to ensure accuracy. "The clock is the timing device that the computer uses for various operations, so if it isn't working right it can cause problems over time, particularly with [year 2000]. It might not recognize the change over," the source said. IBM will also introduce PC 300PL models as well as two new Intellistation Windows NT workstations with the 600-MHz chip, according to sources. The E Pro and M Pro workstations will also include IBM's FireGL1 and Intense 3Dwildcat 4000 graphics cards. The workstations will be offered in both single- and dual-processor models with either 128MB or 256MB of Synchronous DRAM and hard drives from 9.1GB to 18.2GB. Although high performance may be key to a workstation environment, IT managers are not particularly interested in the next performance boost on desktops. "No one really cares about megahertz anymore. We are just being drawn into it. We don't switch until they stop selling the ones we are currently buying," said an IT manager for a Fortune 50 oil company. However, Compaq, NEC, IBM, and Dell will also introduce 600-MHz and 500-MHz systems on the consumer side where there is a heightened interest in performance. In August NEC will ship the PowerMate VT 300 and the PowerMate ES 5200 both of which will include a 600-MHz Intel processor. A basic system will also include 32MB of RAM, a 4.3GB hard drive, a 40-speed CD-ROM drive and start at $1,500. "Consumers care about megahertz a lot, maybe big companies not as much," said Roger Kay, a senior analyst at International Data Corp., in Framingham, Mass. "Consumers may not know what a chip set is but performance is something they understand." A Dell representative confirmed that the company will also announce on Monday consumer and commercial desktops incorporating the higher performance Intel processors. Compaq Computer Corp., in Houston, is at www.compaq.com. Dell Computer Corp., in Austin, Texas, is at www.dell.com. IBM Corp., in Armonk, N.Y., can be reached at www.ibm.com. NEC America in Mountain View, Calif., can be reached at www.nec-computers.com.