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To: bhagavathi who wrote (96787)	1/19/2000 8:07:00 PM
From: Process Boy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

mula - <One thing will definitely spur the transition is the improved floating point performance which translates into better graphics performance.> Jerry just said in the AMD CC that he is confident that Athlon will have superior FLP to anything Intel can put out. I wonder if he considered IA64 in that equation? I think he's hoping with regard to that statement vs. Willamette. PB

To: bhagavathi who wrote (96787)	1/19/2000 8:17:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Mula, Itanium, I would venture a guess in 2 years time frame you would be seeing them on the desktop. Two years from right now or two years from when it comes out? Either way sounds very aggressive. Barrett or Grove went on record that IA-64 and IA-32 would coexist for ten years, I think it was. Assumption then is that 32 bit goes away. Also, the high power (watts), and cost of Itanium probably keeps it in servers and workstations for a good while. Further, available software can't ramp up immediately. We can only wait and see who is right. Tony

To: bhagavathi who wrote (96787)	1/19/2000 11:49:00 PM
From: Saturn V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Hi Mula, Thanks for your response. however I am not so optimistic about Itanium on desk tops as you are. beta.siliconinvestor.com In the above post you talk about the huge amount of software being developed for Linux on IA64. However Linux has not yet found acceptance for typical desktops. Linux too is confined to the workstation and server space. So unless enough application software is being written by Microsoft on 64 bit Windows, I do not see your vision materializing in two years. I can definitely see IA/64 dominating workstations in two years. I am not sure about office applications that soon, unless a compelling mass application which needs 64 bits shows up soon. I do like your optimistic vision, and hope that 64 bits unleashes wonderful mass applications which will change the world. Regards Saturn 5