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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (91985)	2/7/2000 11:22:00 PM
From: kapkan4u	Respond to of 1575379

AMD FAQ: <Thunderbird is planned to be a high-performance version of the AMD Athlon processor with integrated, full-speed L2 cache. Both Slot and Socket A implementations are possible Thunderbird will be targeted at the performance workstation and desktop markets. >

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (91985)	2/8/2000 12:29:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575379

Jim, to answer your questions one-by-one: <Someone refresh my memory about Thunderbird. Doesn't it have a full speed L2 cache on die?> Yes. <How would this beast benchmark?> Very well, in my opinion. Why else would Intel need Willamette? <Also, this conference where Intel will demo a Willy, will AMD be able to demo any thing?> I think AMD had to play their 1.1 GHz card to try and take some of the wind out of Willy's sails. But yes, AMD is planning some separate event in Palm Springs which is scheduled to coincide with IDF. It's just a private event for the press and special guests. I don't know what AMD will demo there, since they already showed off 1.1 GHz. Tenchusatsu