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To: Mohamed Saba who wrote (34761)	11/17/1999 9:24:00 AM
From: wily	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

>>Since when did the relegation of a new PC technology to high end PC's last for more than six months or a year? The "new" technology of two years ago already looks old and is now available in the least expensive PC's. Why is the Rambus technology going to be any different?<< Good point! Maybe it's the expectation that DDR will catch up by then and offer a cheaper alternative?

To: Mohamed Saba who wrote (34761)	11/17/1999 9:26:00 AM
From: Dan3	Respond to of 93625

Re: Since when did the relegation of a new PC technology to high end PC's last for more than six months... It's often the case with technologies that are more expensive and increase performance in some areas but not in others. A good example is SCSI hard drives (compared to IDE drives). SCSI drives are higher performing and the standard for servers and most workstations, but are almost never seen on PC's since using a SCSI drive instead of IDE adds about $250 to the price of the system. Dan