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To: Elmer who wrote (92547)	11/15/1999 9:58:00 PM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors: biz.yahoo.com SGI unveils new supercomputer [based on Itanium processors] aimed at broader market "PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov 15 (Reuters) - Computer maker Silicon Graphics Inc (NYSE:SGI - news) Monday unveiled a new type of supercomputer based on Intel (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) chips and the Linux operating system instead of its own proprietary technology. It said the new design will help it make machines that are more powerful than anything now on the market, while also driving down costs to make them affordable to a larger group of customers. ``We're really pumped up about it,' said Beau Vrolyk, senior vice president of SGI's product group. ``It represents the beginning of a whole new generation of supercomputer.' Vrolyk showed off a demo of the new machine Monday at the Supercomputing Conference in Portland, Oregon. He said Silicon Graphics plans to have the machines commercially available in the spring. This new product is being unveiled as SGI actively seeks buyers for its Cray supercomputers, as part of an effort to shift away from ultra-high-end multimillion dollar machines that are costly to produce but reach only a relatively small market. In August, following a period of disappointing results, the company announced a broad restructuring involving the sale of Cray and other underperforming divisions. Its new machine also incorporates a different design, based on a cluster of individual computers, instead of one big one. The product now on display is a cluster of four Intel-based machines, however the company says it plans to eventually combine up to 100 machines. The machines use Intel's Itanium microprocessor, and the free Linux operating system, which will also help limit cost. EP

To: Elmer who wrote (92547)	11/15/1999 10:17:00 PM
From: Brian P.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Brackets, not parentheses, are properly used to insert editorial remarks. Your construction should have been: Re: "It would be against the law [for Intel to sell products at a low price even if they still made a profit]." Parentheses are used by an author to insert a parenthetical comment into his own sentence. Brackets, on the other hand, indicate, that writer B is quoting writer A and inserting his own (writer B's) comments to clarify writer A's intended meaning. Brackets and parentheses thus make very useful distinctions and should never be confused.