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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (87611)	9/2/1999 4:20:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tenchusatsu - Re: "But Chuck on the AMD thread said that Athlon will be faster than Merced. Does that mean that Athlon will be faster than PA-RISC, UltraSparc, and Alpha? ;-) " The AthFLOP is the FASTEST PROCESSOR IN THE LAND - Today, Tomorrow, FOREVERMORE - until the Cows Come Home. So says the fabulously wealthy AMD investors. Paul

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (87611)	9/2/1999 2:10:00 PM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tenchusatsu, <<Curry said the Merced will be competitive with the latest PA-RISC, is faster than Sun Microsystems Inc.'s UltraSparc-III, and will outperform the 64-bit Alpha chip marketed by Alpha Processor Inc.> But Chuck on the AMD thread said that Athlon will be faster than Merced. Does that mean that Athlon will be faster than PA-RISC, UltraSparc, and Alpha? ;-)> It is easy to look good when you are comparing your alpha silicon with someone else's production silicon. May be your calling is in marketing/sales ;-) As I have said on the AMD thread, let's check how Merced compares when and if it goes in to production. Chuck