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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (92412)	2/11/2000 12:27:00 AM
From: milo_morai	Respond to of 1573729

Tom's article seems very well written and balanced. I like these portions too. "Introduction Yesterday we published Van's editorial 'A Titan Falls' and once more Tom's Hardware Guide was backing up AMD against Intel. Some may think that I am a big AMD fan, others even go as far as seeing me as AMD's last crusader and then there are also the people that are convinced I am nothing but a mere Intel-hater. Is it true that I am on 'AMD's side' and against Intel? Athlon Changed AMD's Position AMD has a long history of competing against Intel. It started back in the days of the first Intel 8086 processor. Several years later it came almost to a halt after Intel released the Pentium-CPU and AMD responded with a late and rather mediocre K5-counterpart. AMD saved its neck by acquiring NexGen, which made them able to launch K6, K6-2 and then K6-3 to compete against Intel's Pentium II-line. The big break-through for AMD however came in August last year, when they launched the Athlon-processor, a CPU of superior design, running on the proprietary 'SlotA' platform and outrunning any Intel-processor by quite a long shot. Today Intel is back on par with AMD again, but with the difference that AMD's fastest part, the Athlon 800, is actually available, while Intel's new flagship, the Pentium III 800, is still in very short supply. ..."It also doesn't say "Why giving a damn about AGP2x? AGP1x is just as good as AGP2x, as our internal testing proved".... " "...No Crusade for AMD or Anyone Else I hope that this article has shown where I stand. I couldn't care less about who is supplying the fastest microprocessor, as long as there is competition. What I do care about though is fairness and honesty. That's why I came to AMD's aid when Taiwanese motherboard makers refrained from supplying Athlon-platforms. I will also come to Intel's aid though, as soon as AMD is trying to pull some questionable tricks. If there is anything I'm on the crusade for then it is honesty, fair play and guts. My mission is not to fill anyone's coffers, neither Intel's nor AMD's, nor my own. My mission is to make sure that customers get what they paid their hard-earned money for, a reliable, functioning and well-performing product that lives up to its hype. " www7.tomshardware.com Well Said!! Milo

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (92412)	2/11/2000 1:50:00 AM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573729

Re: "Tom's now saying some negative things about AMD. Here's his latest blurb entitled "Is AMD Covering Up Bugs in Their Products?" I have long been complaining about AMD's refusal to post their errata list. AMD refuses because they are simply too ashamed. This thread pretends the list doesn't exist! I guess we'll start seeing posts saying Tom is a liar. "Come Out of the Dark AMD - Intel Would Already Be Crucified! I am sorry, but could you imagine Intel doing the same right now? Hell would break loose over 'Chipzilla'. Everyone would find a new reason to hate this company and any editor writing Intel-flames would be a hero. Let's be honest, we let AMD get away with murder here and who knows how many times before already. The same rules that apply to Intel also apply to AMD. I demand honesty and that means the rigorous publication of any Athlon and Irongate bug, just the way as Intel is doing it for a long time." EP