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To: Rob Young who wrote (96829)	3/4/2000 11:02:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572218

Rob - Re: "they go into high-end supercomputers and high-end multi-processor boxes. The Europeans must have had quite a few RFPs come their way... I mean if you are going to spend 30-100 million on a SuperComputer you do have a tendency to shop around. I am sure Compaq's proposal included current (in that time frame) parts for the SC (EV68s) and future CPUs (EV7 is a great engineering feat with on-chip Network controller and on-chip Memory Controller) that they were satisfied they made the right choice" Correct me if I'm wrong - but Compaq HAS NOT YET DELIVERED one of these "Supercomputers". And when they do, it will probably the one and ONLY supercomputer of thet type they deliver - if history serves us well. Re: "Maybe Intel and partners will ship high-end McKinley boxes someday that folks will be interested in." The way the EV68 is going, I wouldn't be surprised if McKinley systems shipped BEFORE EV68 systems ship. That, of course, assumes that EV68 systems do, eventually, ship. Paul