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To: pat pasquale who wrote (5572)	9/27/1999 6:19:00 PM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8219

New chip's software ? Palm OS for sure , maybe MOT's G4 AliiVec Palm's OS runs on the 405 and backward compatibility is hinted in the news , but not specifically mentioned as Palm . This is a kick though , and may explain why I never rec'd the IBM boat or 2nd consequtive Golden Circle I won ;>) INM just has a hard time paying anybody close ... like MOT who is one of their PowerPC partners with AAPL . MOT developed a 64-bit hardware/software extension to its G4 PowerPC for a total of 128-bits. IBM wasn't interested and separately developed its 64-bit Power4 PowerPC , but AAPL wants BOTH MOT and IBM to make G4s . Now look at this "free" 128-bit "emulation" technology in the new chip: ===== " To support the performance of the PowerPC 440, *IBM also introduced a 128 bit CoreConnect bus, upgrading the 64 bit, no cost on-chip bus architecture* the company introduced earlier this year. Designed as a high-speed pipeline for passing information to the processor, CoreConnect also provides a standard method for quickly connecting pieces of chip designs from various suppliers.** This serves as an open, "system-on-a-chip" design process that encourages the development of reusable intellectual property and faster, easier development of new custom chip designs. " ======== Wonder if IBM is going to handle AAPL's overload demand which MOT can't deliver on time ? IBM is supplying Psion its new chip with a mini-disk for a PDA to marketed in Europe only - with MOT's Symbian OS . IBM's new 440 may have a "fast" start . Jim K.