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To: Scot who wrote (91077)	2/2/2000 11:37:00 AM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574199

Scot, re:kx133 Well it was encouraging the numbers were for CAS 3. Anyone have any idea on possible improvement with CAS2 and cost impact. Also mabe a STOOPID question: is there a CAS 1??? regards, Kash

To: Scot who wrote (91077)	2/2/2000 12:17:00 PM
From: Charles R	Respond to of 1574199

Scot, <I want to further investigate the performance of AGP 4X, run tests with an Athlon of at least 800MHz, preferably 900, test with Cas 2 PC133 SDRAM, VCM SDRAM, and do some more testing on the latency. > The above clip says it all. In this context VIA's solution is not bad at all. CAS2 should increase the significantly - especially in streaming applications and especially at higher MHz. Now let's see how quickly we will see a few business SKUs based on this solution. Chuck

To: Scot who wrote (91077)	2/2/2000 10:25:00 PM
From: Scot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574199

Thread, Via Interview at Firing Squad: firingsquad.com Questions begin: firingsquad.com FiringSquad: There are numerous Super7 users with K6-2 and K6-III processors. Does VIA plan on working with AMD to release a Super7 chipset with support for a 133MHz bus speed and AGP 4X? VIA: Our priority, and the priority of AMD, is to enable the highest end features for the AMD Athlon processor - which is where users will really feel the performance benefits of the 133MHz FSB and AGP4X. So, unfortunately, right now we don't have any plans to release new versions of our Super7 platforms. FiringSquad: When do you plan on releasing PC266 chipsets and will they be available for both AMD and Intel platforms? VIA: We plan to announce our DDR product plans in the second quarter of this year. Chipsets will be available on both Intel and AMD platforms, though the schedule hasn't yet been finalized [...] FiringSquad: As I'm sure you know there are numerous consumers eagerly awaiting the release of the KX133 chipset. How closely does VIA work with AMD and motherboard manufacturers to make sure its' products are released on a timely schedule. VIA: We've been extremely gratified by the interest we've received in the KX133. The response from consumers has been absolutely overwhelming and we get hundreds of email enquiries about it every day! We have an extremely strong relationship with AMD, and we have been working very closely with them and our motherboard customers to make sure that the products come to market as soon as possible. [...] FiringSquad: Speaking of dual-processor support, could you briefly discuss the decision between VIA and AMD to leave dual-processor Athlon chipsets exclusively to AMD? Specifically, why didn't VIA choose to pursue this segment of the market? VIA: Our focus is on the volume segment of the Athlon processor market, so we prefer to concentrate our resources on single processor designs. [...] FiringSquad: With Joshua on the low-end, VIA will be competing directly with AMD's K6-2 and upcoming K6-2+ processors. Should AMD view VIA as a serious threat in the value market? VIA: AMD has made it very clear that its major strategic priority now lies in the performance segment of the market with the Athlon processor, so we don't believe that there are any potential conflicts with them. In any case, we don't see ourselves as a "threat" to anyone. We're focused on making PCs more affordable so that more people buy them rather than taking market share from other companies. In other words our goal is to expand the overall size of the market. FiringSquad: Historically Intel has used processor price cuts to compete with its competitors. How does VIA plan on combating this when it releases Joshua later this year? Will you match Intel and AMD's price cuts? VIA: We haven't yet finalized our pricing strategy for Joshua. All I can say is that it will be very competitive and flexible. We certainly won't come out and say that the Joshua will be cheaper than an equivalent Celeron by a certain percentage. That would put us in a very dangerous position! Interesting article! -Scot