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To: Dan3 who wrote (67831)	8/6/1999 10:13:00 AM
From: grok	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586105

RE: <Re: I think The Register has finally fallen off their rocker: No argument here. If Athlon is late, and AMD has to bail, Motorola looks like a good match, IBM might be OK, but Intel! Unless they buy it to kill it.> Wow, Intel and Rambus both implement Chip Kill!

To: Dan3 who wrote (67831)	8/6/1999 6:04:00 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1586105

Business Week Fluff: AMD's NEW "DREAM" CHIP Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices is set to unveil a microprocessor that could make or break the company. The Aug. 9 rollout of the Athlon chip signals AMD's push to move into pricier, more profitable PCs selling for $1,300 to $2,000. Until now, AMD's popular K6 chip has been relegated to cheap PCs. So, despite record unit shipments, AMD has suffered as rival Intel has pushed down prices at the low end. AMD says the Athlon runs 5% to 40% faster than Intel's Pentium III but will cost about 25% less. "It's a dream chip," crows AMD chief W. "Jerry" Sanders III. Dozens of PC makers, including IBM and Compaq, have signed on to use the chip in PCs that will hit the market in September.