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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (68338)	8/10/1999 8:57:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579131

VIA KX133 Chipset for Athlon announced. VIA Apollo KX133™ Chipset Rides AMD Athlon™ Processor's Fast Bus 200MHz FSB / PC133 Memory / AGP 4x / ATA-66 Shift Performance Capabilities to Uncharted Territory Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 10, 1999 - With today's introduction of the VIA Apollo KX133™ core logic chipset, VIA Technologies announces support and endorsement for the AMD Athlon™ processor. VIA's most highly advanced chipset architecture to date, the VIA Apollo KX133 delivers to AMD Athlon processor-based platforms the advanced performance benefits of a 200MHz front-side bus, PC133 memory support, AGP 4x and ATA-66. "VIA is extremely excited to extend our collaboration with AMD through our support for the AMD Athlon processor," said Wenchi Chen, president and CEO, VIA. "VIA believes that the combination of the seventh-generation advanced designs of the VIA Apollo KX133 and AMD Athlon should set a new standard for x86-level desktop performance". "AMD is pleased to work closely with VIA on next-generation chipset solutions, and we are excited that VIA is planning to produce an optimized chipset for the AMD Athlon processor," said Dana Krelle, AMD's vice president of marketing. "The combination of the seventh-generation AMD Athlon and VIA's forthcoming chipset is planned to provide a powerful platform for system manufacturers who want to deliver industry-leading performance." Advanced Performance Enabling Features The VIA Apollo KX133 chipset unleashes the unprecedented x86-level performance capabilities of the AMD Athlon processor. VIA's latest chipset enables and delivers the immediate performance impact of the AMD Athlon frontside system bus architecture, based on Alpha EV6 technology. Operating at 200MHz, the AMD Athlon system bus delivers twice the throughput of previous-generation Pentium III™-based systems running at 100MHz FSB. The VIA Apollo KX133 chipset delivers first-to-market support for the high-throughput Advanced Graphics Protocol, AGP 4x. In combination with the AMD Athlon processor's highly-advanced floating point-unit (FPU) and enhanced 3DNow!(tm) technology, the KX133's support for AGP 4x provides the end-user a photo-realistic 3D experience suitable for the most robust 3D games and software environments. Further exploiting the AMD Athlon processor's performance potential, the VIA Apollo KX133 chipset provides the extra benefit of a 100/133Mhz memory interface. Cost-effective and widely available PC133 SDRAM and VCM memory types boost the AMD Athlon and AGP4x computing capabilities via enhanced throughput to CPU and AGP buses. ATA-66 support rounds out the performance features of the Apollo KX133, amplifying overall system performance through faster hard disk transfer rates. The Apollo KX133 supports the full range of ATA-66 disks presently available. A two-chip set, the VIA Apollo KX133 consists of the VT8371 North Bridge and VT82C686A "Super" South Bridge. Key Features Supports AMD Athlon processor 200MHz front-side-bus AGP 4x Supports up to 2.0 GB of 100/133MHz SDRAM and VCM memory types PCI 2.2 ATA 33/66 4 Ports USB Integrated AC-Link for AC-97 audio and HSP Modem Integrated Super I/O and Hardware Monitoring Integrated KBC, RTC Advanced system power management with ACPI and OnNow North Bridge: 516-pin BGA VT8371 South Bridge: 352-pin BGA VT82C686A Price and Availability The VIA Apollo KX133 chipset is manufactured at TSMC in a .35 micron, 3 metal layer process. Samples are available in 8'99 and production starts in Q4'99. The VIA Apollo KX133 chipset is priced at $34 in OEM quantities. A photo and product backgrounder is available upon request. Please contact VIA for more informatio

To: Cirruslvr who wrote (68338)	8/10/1999 9:07:00 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579131

Why did INTC pop during the day? I was surprised by Intel's price being up for much of today in a down market. AMD was coming off a 20% 2 day gain so it was no surprise to see it give back a little. But despite some negative news regarding price cuts and some product delays, INTC was up for much of the day. What do you think was going on, was it the stock purchase program? Was the expected AMD news even better than what was finally received? (most observers seem to have seen the AMD news as somewhat better than expected) Any guesses as to what could have been going on? Dan