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To: Joey Smith who wrote (73547)	9/30/1999 1:01:00 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Respond to of 1573458

Joey - RE: "Based on the pitiful sales of PB retail computers, I agree AMD should be able to make enough Athlons to hit PB's "sweetspot". <gg>" Those PB retail computers that had pitiful sales were practically all based on Intel processors. <gg>

To: Joey Smith who wrote (73547)	9/30/1999 3:47:00 PM
From: John Goldthorp	Respond to of 1573458

Joey re: Charles, NEC/PB and AMD deserve each other. Based on the pitiful sales of PB retail computers PB's sales weren't "pitiful" when they used Intel exclusively, and Intel "carried" their A/R? Did Intel "deserve" to fund the right side of PB's balance sheet? Anyone who has ever had much exposure to PB knows how pitiful they are. This is regardless of whether Intel or AMD was their uP supplier. NEC is a little different, though IMHO. Whether NEC has done the right thing in acquiring PB remains to be seen -- NEC has significant computer business in its own right. JG