Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Joe NYC who wrote (91627)	2/4/2000 10:06:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576858

Re: "But that's irrelevant. Mhz sells (TM Jim McMannis), and Athlon can reach higher MHz[than K6-3]." That's what we used to think but AMD proved that wrong in Q4. They had a supply of unsold highspeed Athlons that couldn't find a home while they sold many times more of their slower K6-2s. Looks like if your name is Athlon, MHz doesn't sell (TM '00 EPhud). EP

To: Joe NYC who wrote (91627)	2/4/2000 11:45:00 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576858

Joe - RE: "But that's irrelevant. Mhz sells (TM Jim McMannis), and Athlon can reach higher MHz." Except in extreme cases, such as the original Celery. That processor was a true DOG, but had the MHz to compete. Fortunately for Intel, Mendocino (sp?) came out not too far after. But the negativity associated with the Celeron name still exists some places. There is no guarantee the AThlon will still be a good chip w/o L2 cache. I am sure AMD looked at the possibility and Spitfire was drawn up soon after.