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To: Charles R who wrote (75935)	10/18/1999 6:45:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580052

Chuckles - Re: ""What does your model show for yields if you plug in 6Mu K6-2 for output - which is what AMD did in Q2." They show 35% - almost EXACTLY what I calculated 9 months ago (34%). - 4000 wafers/week * 13 weeks - 81 sq. mm. die size - 85% of 8" wafer has complete die sites. You do the math ! Paul

To: Charles R who wrote (75935)	10/19/1999 4:36:00 AM
From: Goutam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580052

Chuck, Same report as the one you posted here two days ago, but with slightly updated info - IBM to sell Aptiva direct news.cnet.com IBM is borrowing a page from Dell's playbook by pulling its Aptiva PC from store shelves and selling it exclusively online. Starting January 1, consumers in North America will have to go to the ShopIBM Web site to get an Aptiva. Big Blue described the decision to pull its Aptiva consumer PC from retail shelves as a "strategic retreat." ... More ...http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-919078.html?tag=st.ne.1002.bgif.1003-200-919078 ________ Goutama