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To: Amy J who wrote (96727)	1/19/2000 1:54:00 PM
From: Saturn V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Hi AmyJ, It sounds like a very low power emulation based machine. That is consistent with whatever has been reported in the past. My reaction is the same as yours. What's the big deal ? Maybe they have uncovered some new application or "web appliance", where the above attributes have a major advantage. Will wait for the full webcast news before I rush to judgement. So far sounds like "a mountain which labored over a molehill". Regards

To: Amy J who wrote (96727)	1/19/2000 1:59:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Amy, well at first glance, looks like nice power characteristics (low) but what else? Real snazzy for hand-held devices, but how about StrongArm? Here's the dreaded E (emulation) word: The 3120 will be made on the 0.22-micron manufacturing process while the 5400 will be made on the more advanced 0.18-micron process. Both chips will use a combination of hardware and software to emulate an Intel compatible chip. Has there ever been an emulator that ran anywhere near as fast as the real McCoy? In a word, no. Then, they must be testing it for performance, so can it be that bad? Another Rise, or another ARM? 700 MHz at midyear, Intel'l be at 1 GHz this year, same probably for AMD. In Jim McMannis's words, Megahertz sells, so stay with Intel. news.cnet.com Nee more info. Tony