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To: Elmer who wrote (89057)	9/28/1999 3:44:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Elmer - Re: "The article doesn't say how many are being purchased at this time. Only what the capacity is." True. Maybe Intel only has one of each. Paul

To: Elmer who wrote (89057)	9/28/1999 4:40:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Inte Investors - GOOD NEWS and BAD NEWS - Compaq's 8-way Xeon Servers are BUG FREE ! They use their OWN MOTHERBOARDS ! The Bad News - Intel's Saber Motherboard - 8-way Profusion Chip Set - seems to be buggy. Paul {==========================} biz.yahoo.com Tuesday September 28, 3:23 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Compaq ProLiant 8-way Servers Bug-free Compaq Responds to Intel 550 Xeon Bug HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999--In response to an article published by InfoWorld Electric Magazine on September 24, 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news), confirmed today that its ProLiant 8000 and ProLiant 8500 servers are unaffected by the Intel ''bug,'' which manifests itself in the Pentium III Xeon 550MHz processor when communicating with an Intel ''Saber'' motherboard. Compaq designs and manufactures its own 8-way server motherboard, and after weeks of thorough testing, Compaq and Intel have confidently determined that the ''bug'' is confined to the Intel Saber motherboard, and there have been no problems with respect to the Compaq design. Compaq has been shipping 8-way servers since August 23, 1999 and the Intel ''bug'' will have no impact on server supply or availability. For further information, please visit: compaq.com. Company Background: Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of computer systems. For more corporate information, visit: compaq.com. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Compaq Computer Corporation Amy Sachrison 281-518-6230 amy.sachrison@compaq.com or Shandwick International Karen Marcus 617-351-4103 kmarcus@shandwick.com