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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (109835)	5/8/2000 9:29:00 PM
From: chic_hearne	Respond to of 1578294

Re: Sorry, but I think you are ill informed. The IBM R6000 UNIX servers (S80 series) are still in .25um technology. At .25um, there is NO benefit of going to copper. Watson, I am informed, I'm just looking at it in a different light than you. Yes, there is no benefit of having copper at .25um, but that's not the point. The point is would you rather go to copper when you can, or when you have to? If AMD's and IBM's delays with copper are any indication, those that haven't gone to copper yet are in for serious hurdles and delays. IBM should be able to perform process shrinks a lot faster than its competitors because it has already tackled the copper hurdle. So, it appears SUN will be OK despite IBM's screw ups. We disagree here. chic

To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (109835)	5/9/2000 12:09:00 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578294

However, Ultrasparc III low end systems will start to appear late this summer with the high end Serengeti servers scheduled for the end of the year. So, it appears SUN will be OK despite IBM's screw ups. THE WATSONYOUTH , Don't you mean because of IBM's screw ups? I have heard that SUNW's ULtrasparc III is not nearly as good as SUNW would have the world believe and that others like IBM (according to Chic) and the Intel's of the world will cut into SUNW's business. Do you agree? ted