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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (77578)	10/28/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: Yousef	Respond to of 1571443

Jimmy, Re: "BTW, what happens if someone makes a RAMBUS chpset for the Athlon?" Nervous, eh ?? Does the "benchmark thingy" have you down ?? BTW Jimmy, I haven't seen any of the "ATHWipe, Fastest X86 Processor In The World" posts recently ... I wonder why not. Hmmmmmmmm Make It So, Yousef

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (77578)	10/28/1999 2:51:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1571443

Jim, <BTW, what happens if someone makes a RAMBUS chpset for the Athlon?> Oh, you mean even AMD is considering Rambust, the memory technology that will never get off the ground? Seriously, I'd be very concerned if someone makes an Rambus chipset for Athlon, especially one that competes directly against Intel's 820 and 840 platforms. Tenchusatsu

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (77578)	10/28/1999 3:14:00 PM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 1571443

Re: "BTW, what happens if someone makes a RAMBUS chpset for the Athlon? How would that bench vs the CU-Never-Mind (TM Cirruslvr) on the same?" I would expect that it would be a significant improvement for Athlon. It might even help it stay competitive with what Intel has coming down the road. EP

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (77578)	10/28/1999 4:04:00 PM
From: Goutam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571443

Jim, A good article on the pace of Rambus adoption from EBN. Please check the last paragraph in this article for a very interesting display of behavior by the Memory manufacturers - which seems to be spreading like a communicable disease. ebnews.com __________________ Analysis: PC makers now determining pace of Direct Rambus adoption By Jack Robertson, Electronic Buyers' News, (10/27/99, 03:57:14 PM EDT) After holding much of the PC industry in a nelson while it dictated the use of Direct Rambus DRAM in next-generation platforms, Intel Corp. now appears to be easing its hold. Though Intel is by no means abandoning its preferred Direct RDRAM and Camino core-logic chipset strategy, the market at large is being allowed more of a say as to when and if the architecture will come to populate sockets in the bulk of the industry's desktop systems. At the same time, a number of sources say Intel is accelerating its launch of a PC133 SDRAM-compatible chipset to fill the void caused by its delay last month of the Rambus program and its corresponding Intel 820 chipset, code-named Camino. Intel maintains a PC133-enabled device will roll out sometime in the first half of next year, a date which a number of observers say will be skewed to early January. Even as it readies its twice-delayed Camino/Rambus launch-for November, according to several sources-Intel is committed to supporting whatever memory type its customers favor rather than trying to force Direct RDRAM on a reluctant industry, sources said. While Intel publicly said it is looking at memory alternatives only in the absence of Rambus, Sherry Garber, analyst for Semico Research Corp., Phoenix, said the company is telling its DRAM suppliers that it will bow to market demand. Asked to comment on the widespread speculation flooding the industry, an Intel spokesman said the company "believes Direct Rambus DRAM is the best solution for high-performance processors, but [we're] working to give customers options on types of DRAM for the present time. We will continue to work to transition memory from SDRAMs to Direct Rambus. But the speed at which this transition occurs will be decided by the market." The spokesman said this includes support for PC133 as well as the double-data-rate follow-on memory known as PC266 SDRAM for servers, although he declined to disclose launch dates for chipsets supporting either interface. Leading memory-chip makers declined to comment, citing fear of retribution for discussing Intel's product plans. In the wake of the latest Rambus delay, however, most DRAM suppliers said they will hold off on Direct RDRAM production until its fate becomes clearer. ebnews.com __________________ Regards, Goutama