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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (86293)	1/10/2000 1:17:00 AM
From: ptanner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573088

Bill <With no Athlon all those problems would have been found before release and we would be in a 450-500 Mhz universe at this time. Instead we are in the 800+ area and Intel is scrambling to keep up.> This is why we like competition! Both firms will push a little harder, prices will be a little lower, and the consumer wins. The earlier release of processors by Intel (and AMD) does make it a little harder to choose a speed -- I was aiming for one or two down from the top but the top is now a more rarified space (price since the systems are usually premium components and availability). PT

To: Bill Jackson who wrote (86293)	1/10/2000 3:23:00 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573088

RE: "Intel also knew they were rushing the development pipeline of their products because the Athlon wasa threat. That is why they erred so badly. With no Athlon all those problems would have been found before release and we would be in a 450-500 Mhz universe at this time. Instead we are in the 800+ area and Intel is scrambling to keep up.[...] Well it was AMDs fault." Bill ------------------------ Message 12513040 RE: " hard time coming to terms with the possibility that GTW supply problems with a) low end Intel CPU's and B) BX chipsets / MB's, both very mature products that yield very well, may be responsible for this development. " ----------------------- Hi Process Boy and Bill, When I take your two posts together, is there some type dependent relationship between being able to supply mature low-end CPUs and high-end 800's at the same time, that would impact Gateway? RE: "With no Athlon all those problems would have been found before release and we would be in a 450-500 Mhz universe at this time. Instead we are in the 800+ area and Intel is scrambling to keep up...Well it was AMDs fault." The competitive pressure probably forced the 800s to appear quickly. Regards, Amy J