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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (94364)	12/20/1999 2:19:00 PM
From: JDN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Dear Tenchusatsu: Well, I hope this ole computer jalopy of mine can hold together till spring then if thats when the Rambus might be cheaper. I just know the moment I get the 133mhz bus it will become obsolete. JDN

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (94364)	12/20/1999 7:20:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 186894

Ten - Re: "As for Rambus, well, my hope is that in about three or four months, we'll see Rambus prices drop considerably. If not, oh well, perhaps PC133 will fit the bill by then." Here's my prediction. When Intel introduces TIMNA, the price of RAMBUS memory will start to take a sharp drop and then continue to decline at a healthy pace. TIMNA will be targeted at the "value" segment, and its use of RAMBUS memory will allow it to use the SLOWER speed grades with exceptional performance - due to the on-chip RAMBUS controller. Hence, TIMNA will sop up all the 600 and 700 MHz (300/350) RAMBUS chips that are TODAY essentially non-useable because of their inferior performance in Camino/820 or 840 systems. With RDRAM makers able to sell their slower RDRAM units into the TIMNA PC space, they can then spread their income across their entire production of RDRAM speed distributions, allowing faster price drops on all speed grades. Paul