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To: steve harris who wrote (93388)	2/15/2000 7:13:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573213

Steve, it's possible that Intel had at least two Willamette systems doing stuff. One would be the "gee whiz" 1.5 GHz demo, while the other would be a more stable Willamette system running Powerpoint. If that's the case, I don't know how fast "Powerpoint Willy" would have been running. Judging from my sources, I'd bet that the system wasn't running that much slower than 1.5 GHz. Tenchusatsu

To: steve harris who wrote (93388)	2/15/2000 8:43:00 PM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 1573213

Re: "Wrong again. Do you really make this up as you go or is someone feeding it to you? Slick Willy wasn't running the presentation according to Anand." Another Blunder, Stevie of the same name. Here's an eye witness report. I saw this during the talk... but the real surprise is what Albert mentioned during the end of the talk: The entire Powerpoint presentation was running on a Willy. Think of it. First silicon and they're betting the entire presentation on the chip. It's one thing to make a quicky 2 minute demo and say "wow, that's fast" it's another thing to use it for a couple of hours. In my mind, that's the important news. Having fun in Palm Springs..." Message 12879420 An eye witness Stevie Blunder. You're not having a very good day. What a Moron. EP