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To: ajbrenner who wrote (93122)	2/14/2000 10:43:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571682

Re: "How did the number of CPU's produced for any specific time period go from being one of the most closely held company secrets (Intel and AMD) to something that would be placed on a banner for all the world to see. Just wondering." You know this is a good question. I don't think this should have been posted on a banner for all the world to see. It does give some insight into yields and capacity and like you said, that's not supposed to be public knowledge. I think it was stupid to post it but what's done is done. But you know it was probably just a lie anyway. EP

To: ajbrenner who wrote (93122)	2/15/2000 2:30:00 AM
From: Process Boy	Respond to of 1571682

ajb - <How did the number of CPU's produced for any specific time period go from being one of the most closely held company secrets (Intel and AMD) to something that would be placed on a banner for all the world to see. Just wondering.> Good question. The production operation I am familiar with posts this sort of stuff at the fab change room entrance, which is some what less of a spectacle than a facility lobby, but still plenty of non Intel employees that have full access to the facility would see it. In this instance, you would still have to know quite a bit more to truly get a good picture about what is going on as a whole. However, over many many years I've seen plenty of banners displayed at Intel facilities that conveyed "good news" that seemingly might be proprietary. Good question I can't fully answer. PB