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To: f.simons who wrote (81694)	12/1/1999 6:57:00 PM
From: Yougang Xiao	Respond to of 1572707

<<Down .75 on the day compared to app down .38 ten minutes before end of the session.>> It's a bogus 100 share trade took it down from 27 15/16 to 27 1/2, just like a few hundred shares spike the stock from 29 1/2 to 30 1/2 a few days ago. Realtime quote has it as of now: 27 3/4 bid, 28 1/4 ask. Tomorrow is a up day, just like day after 30 1/2 was a down day.

To: f.simons who wrote (81694)	12/1/1999 11:51:00 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572707

Yep, it will be real interesting to see how intc and Dell do tomorrow now that the errata issue is on the major wires.... ____________________________________________________________ Itel's Latest Pentium III Chips Have Possible Start-Up Glitch Santa Clara, California, Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp., the world's biggest chipmaker, said a glitch in its newest Pentium III processors can cause start-up problems in computers, causing Dell Computer Corp. to delay delivery of some machines. Intel discovered an ``anomaly' in the latest series of its Pentium III family of chips that occasionally causes PCs to fail to boot up on the first try, spokesman Michael Sullivan said. The machines start on the next attempt, he said. The latest chips, introduced Oct. 25 and code-named ``Coppermine,' are made with smaller transistors and connectors than older models. The problem has been seen only in laboratories and occurs in 1 percent to 2 percent of the chips, Sullivan said. ``It's routine in this industry,' Sullivan said. ``All processors have errata.' If a computer is completely powered down, it may not start up on the first attempt, he said, adding that it only occurs sporadically. Dell, the No. 1 direct seller of PCs, has temporarily stopped shipping a Pentium III-based system it sells to large corporate clients to continue testing, spokesman John Thompson said. He wouldn't say when the company expects to start shipping them again, though he said the testing is almost complete. Dell said it hasn't seen any cases of the glitch in consumer PCs or received any customer complaints. Pentium's Importance Intel needs the new chips to stay ahead of competitors and to improve financial results. The smaller chips command higher prices because they are more powerful, and they cost less to make because more of them fit on a single 8-inch wafer of silicon, from which the fingernail-sized chips are cut. Intel missed some analysts' forecasts for third-quarter earnings in October because the new chips were a month late to market. The number of cases is small enough that Intel plans to continue shipping the chips and won't slow production, Sullivan said. Santa Clara, California-based Intel will make ``millions' of them this quarter alone, he said. The most powerful Pentium III chip, running at speeds of 733 megahertz, is priced at up to $776. Sullivan expects the bug, first noticed a few weeks ago, to be ironed out before the company begins producing the next run of processors in the Pentium family. In the meantime, it's been notifying customers. Intel shares fell 3/8 to 76 5/16 today. Dell rose 1/8 to 43 1/8. Dec/01/1999 21:31 For more stories from Bloomberg News, click here. (C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. Any redistribution of Bloomberg content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Bloomberg L.P. Any reference to the material must be properly attributed to Bloomberg News. The information herein was obtained from sources which Bloomberg L.P. and its suppliers believe reliable, but they do not guarantee its accuracy. Neither the information, nor any opinion expressed, constitutes a solicitation of the purchase or sale of any securities or commodities.(C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. BLOOMBERG, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg News Radio are trademarks, tradenames and service marks of Bloomberg L.P.