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To: Windsock who wrote (96319)	3/2/2000 2:51:00 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571405

hello elmer, dailynews.yahoo.com Thursday March 02 02:30 PM EST 1GHz chips coming wickedly fast By John G. Spooner, ZDNet News Sprint to the finish: Both Intel and AMD will begin shipping 1-gig processors for desktop PCs by the end of this month, say sources. The AMD-Intel gigahertz race is coming down to a photo finish. Both Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - news) will begin shipping 1GHz, or 1,000MHz, processors for desktop PCs by the end of this month, according to industry sources. "We're supporting 1GHz Pentium III," said a Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HWP - news), spokeswoman Erin Farrel on Thursday. "We will be shipping consumer models (in HP's Pavilion line of PCs), starting later this month ... and most likely shipping corporate (desktop PC) models in June." "We are going to have a (Dimension) product," said Dell spokesman Andy Prince. "We don't have a date yet." While dates are not final, it is likely that Dell will have its 1GHz Pentium III-based Dimension PC out by the end of the month as well. AMD ramps up, tooAMD, for its part, doesn't plan on getting beaten by Intel. Company spokesman Drew Prairie said, "We plan to introduce the faster-frequency Athlon processors our customers want in a timely timeframe." He would not comment further. AMD sources, however, said the Sunnyvale, Calif., company will be shipping a 1GHz Athlon chip before the end of the month as well. Furthermore, 1GHz Athlon PCs from brand-name OEMs should be available at the same time, they said. With the 1GHz chip coming by the end of the month, that means AMD's 900MHz and 950MHz Athlon chips will be announced at the same time as the 1GHz Athlon, sources confirm. Four chips at once?Intel, sources said, is planning to announce its 850MHz and 866MHz Pentium III chip in the latter half of this month. It is unclear when the company's 933MHz Pentium III will be announced, but with the 1GHz chip coming at the end of the month, sources say it is possible the four chips will be announced on or about the same time. Intel officials, however, refused to comment on specific launch dates. When asked, they reiterated a commitment to launch the 1GHz Pentium III shortly.