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To: Tony Viola who wrote (94429)	12/21/1999 10:15:00 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Tony,>>>Having "top gun" has always been important in the computer world.<<< I agree with you. Speed is very mportant, just as speed was very important in the early days of the automobile. Mercedes Benz has quite a history at Le Mans and other European racing venues. Because there are no speed limitations on the Internet, speed is probably much more important now to Intel than to MB. If you and I both can see that speed is very important, than why could not Intel see it? Obviously, Intel knows things that you and more me, cannot possibly know and understand. But, we are not completely dummies. How about explaining to us why they don't think it is important to meet earnings expectations or that relinquishing the speed title is not all that big of a deal. The Intel apologists (or bad behavior enablers) on this thread will tell us that it is not easy to predict revenues - because there are so many variables. Doesn't Cisco, Lucent, Msft, Yahoo, AOL, and others all have the same set of problems. Yet they always seem to meet earnings expectations. Don't get me wrong - I believe Intel does a lot of things right - but there is obviously some problems there and they don't seem to want to address it. It may be that they are just too arrogant. They don't complain and they don't have to explain. That attitude may have worked for some in the past, but I don't think you can get away with it anymore - especially with everybody monitoring every move that you make using the Internet. Enough of my complaints. You have heard them all too often before. Regards, Mary

To: Tony Viola who wrote (94429)	12/21/1999 12:10:00 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Tony and Intel Investors (and Jim), Some details on the new 800 MHz systems: dailynews.yahoo.com PC makers rolling out 800MHz PIIIs John G. Spooner, ZDNet PC makers Monday announced a number of new consumer-oriented systems that offer Intel Corp.'s newest 750MHz and 800MHz Pentium III chips. The new desktop offerings include models from Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL - news), Gateway Inc. (NYSE: GTW - news) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HWP - news) When the 800MHz chip is paired with Intel's 820 chip set and Rambus memory, users should expect to pay between $2,500 and $3,000 for their PC with a monitor. Dell, for example, launched two new models in its Dimension desktop line. The company's new Dimension XPS B800r, with the 800MHz Pentium III, Intel's 820 chip set and 128MB of Rambus Direct RAM will cost $2,911. That price also includes a 27GB hard drive and a 17-inch monitor. The 800MHz Pentium III chip is available with either a 100MHz bus for the 440BX chip set or a 133MHz bus for the 820 chip set. This chipset and memory combination is the highest performing configuration available for 800MHz Pentium III-based PCs, due to the 820 chip set's 133MHz system bus. Dell's Dimension XPS T750r model offers the 750MHz Pentium III with the new chip. When matched with 128MB of synchronous dynamic RAM, a 27GB hard drive and a 17-inch monitor, the PC will sell for $2,119, according to Dell. This model is based on Intel's 440BX chip set, with its 100MHz system bus. The 750MHz Pentium III supports only a 100MHz system bus. Hewlett-Packard announced Monday that it will offer the 800MHz Pentium III in a Pavilion 8500 series PC. With the 800MHz chip, 128MB of SDRAM, a 13GB hard drive and a 40X CD-ROM drive and no monitor, it is expected to sell for $1,995. Gateway will offer the 800MHz Pentium III in a new Performance 800XL desktop. The system, with its 800MHz chip, 128MB of SDRAM, 27GB hard drive, DVD-ROM drive, CD-Rewriteable drive and 19-inch monitor comes in at a hefty $3,799. Gateway, HP try 440BX The new 800MHz PCs from Gateway and HP are somewhat different from Dell's 800MHz Dimension. Instead of 820 and Rambus, they offer Intel's (Nasdaq: INTC - news) 440BX with a 100MHz system bus and 100MHz synchronous dynamic RAM. The system bus is a pipeline that is used to pass data between the processor and the rest of the system, including components such as memory. A 133MHz system bus is generally regarded at faster, because it can handle more data per a given period of time. Representatives from Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ - news) and IBM (NYSE: IBM - news) said their companies would announce support for the new Intel desktop chips in the near future. For those who are interested in purchasing a PC with AMD's (NYSE:AMD - news) 800MHz Athlon processor, sources say that the company will announce that chip in January. The announcement may come as soon as the Consumer Electronics Show in early January. Compaq and IBM are expected to offer PCs supporting the new Athlon. Other Athlon supporters include CyberMax Computer Inc. The new Athlon, as other Athlon chips do, will support a 200MHz system bus.