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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (96377)	3/2/2000 5:21:00 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572105

Eric, I wonder how Sledgehammer will compete against Willamette? A better question would be when. My guess is that in Christmas season of 2001. Pretty hard choice, buy a 64bit chip (sledgehammer) running in emulation mode or just get a really fast Willamette for less money. I don't think you are getting it. Sledgehammer runs 32 bit application in it's native mode, just like Willamette or Athlon. Sledgehammer's 64bit mode is just an extension. Just like 32 bit instructions of 386+ are an extension of 286s and 8086s. Merced runs 32 bit applications in emulation mode. Even if Sledgehammer never runs it's native 64 bit instructions, it can still be a success. Just look back at 386. I guess vast number of 386 processors never in their lifetime executed a single 32 bit instruction. Joe