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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (95651)	2/28/2000 2:01:00 PM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 1573643

Re: "Which part of that sentence specifically does "this" refer to?" Good question. I am not claiming anything as fact but I do not believe the entire statement should be considered the last word on any of the points raised. Notice this line: "For the less technically inclined, Hans-Jrgen also confirmed that the ALU works similar as an AGP bus, like we explained in our Willamette article. But please don't believe the FUD: Intel does not claim that the ALU runs at three billion clock pulses per second! Period. " The interesting point is the reference to AGP, obviously meaning the double-pumped nature. While AGP2 runs at 66MHz it performs 133 Mega Transfers. So what if you technically can't call it 133MHz it still performs the same as a transfer operating at 133MHz off the leading edge of the clock. So it looks as though the ALU doesn't have a 3GHz clock but it still operates the same as a 3GHz clock which is only active on the leading edge. The end result is the same. 3 Billion operations. Another point that calls into question these guys accuracy is the claim the Willamette will not use copper at .13u. "Willamette will not use copper, not even the 0.13 micron ones which will appear in 2001. " This would mean that Intel is developing 2 different .13u processes. One Cu and the other Al. I don't believe this is true. EP