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To: tejek who wrote (109970)	5/9/2000 5:50:00 PM
From: Gopher Broke	Respond to of 1583767

More on Itanium on the Register theregister.co.uk Interesting extract: Itanium is on schedule for launch next month, said Mirjolet, but he would not be drawn on when volume shipments could be expected. He also admitted that Itanium ? on the roadmap for introduction at 800MHz in a few weeks' time - was still struggling to break the 600MHz barrier in the labs. The entry-level 64-bit chip will run 32-bit applications using the main 64-bit instruction unit and not, as widely expected, with a secondary 32-bit CPU on the same die. This will necessarily involve a significant performance hit meaning the first production 800MHz parts will run legacy apps perhaps no faster than 500MHz ? the 1.4GHz Willamette 32bit chip will be available shortly, posing a difficult buying decision for power-hungry users.

To: tejek who wrote (109970)	5/9/2000 6:05:00 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1583767

Thread, I got an email from a company called Mindwave Research today asking to fill out a survey. (I agreed to fill out surveys in the future after I took one at Compaq's site.) So why should you care? Here's what the survey is about - "The recent increases in computing power have enabled PC users to accomplish more tasks quickly and run more enhanced applications than ever before. Mindwave Research, Inc., an independent marketing research company, would like to gather your opinions about PC microprocessors." In the survey they ask how willing you would to buy a computer with an Intel or AMD processor. They then ask the same question except they use actual processor names with Celeron, PIII, K6-2, and Athlon as options. Then a page says this - "A primary component of a PC is a part called a microprocessor. The microprocessor is the part of the PC that performs the calculations that enable the software to work properly and quickly. A major manufacturer is preparing a new microprocessor to power the next generation of desktop PCs. We would like you to read a few statements related to this new microprocessor and tell us how you might feel about them." The statements they are talking about are - See What Tomorrow Brings Meet Tomorrow Head On Now You Can Go Your Own Way Think Ahead Turn It On They ask lots of questions about what you would think of those statements and if they were associated with a processor. While they don't say who the survey is for, it is clearly for AMD or Intel. Based on the taglines, I am guessing this if for AMD, but I guess there is no way of finding out for sure. FWIW, Mindwave Research is based in Austin. I was reading the rules and if your name is randomly chosen to win the money they are giving away AND you are Canadian you have to take three math "skill questions". One of the questions is "36 + 64 = " I've heard stories, but are Canadians really THAT dumb? ;))) (I expect a few responses to that last comment!)