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To: tejek who wrote (93147)	12/1/1999 1:26:00 PM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Well, now, you and I have both learned something new....you can't rely on Yahoo for the news! It doesn't look like we can rely on you, either: zdnet.com ... Indeed, AMD says an enhanced version of Athlon, based on a new processor core, will reach the 1GHz level by the second part of next year. Analysts say AMD may be sandbagging. The company presently has an 800MHz chip scheduled for release in the first quarter while a 900MHz Athlon is also in the works. "AMD could clearly jump out now with an 800MHz part. However, what does it get them to be that much ahead of Intel?" Brookwood said. For its part, AMD is playing it coy. A spokesman said it wasn't so much as a matter of introducing a 1GHz part. "It's whether there's sufficient demand that warrants a product launch," said the spokesman. Intel has made public its intention to ship an all-new desktop chip, running at 1GHz or faster next year. This chip, code-named Willamette, is also due in the second half of the year and will probably ship late in the third quarter. That leaves the Pentium III. Will it reach 1GHz? Intel's current Pentium III, sometimes referred to as Coppermine, has "headroom to about 900MHz," Brookwood said. However, "It's conceivable that Coppermine would get to 1GHz." Intel will attempt to push Pentium III on 0.18-micron to 1,000MHz, said Pat Gelsinger, an Intel vice president and general manager of its Desktop Products Group said in an interview earlier this month. That should make it interesting for PC buyers, who should look for the companies to trade jabs well into the new year. While AMD has an 800MHz Athlon chip waiting in the wings, Intel has an 800MHz Pentium III in the works as well. The company will ship its 800MHz later in the first quarter. A 750MHz Pentium III may come early in the new year. AMD will likely ship the 800MHz Athlon, followed by an 850MHz and 900MHz version as the year progresses. Intel will likely ship Pentium IIIs in 750MHz and 800MHz followed by speeds of 866MHz and 933MHz, Gelsinger told ZDNet.