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To: Tony Viola who wrote (31955)	5/15/2000 1:32:00 PM
From: JC Jaros	Respond to of 64865

Isn't that kind of a given nowadays? One would think. I didn't mean 'be gone with thee ye chip geek, Tony', Tony. How else will we know how close IA64 is to eating our lunch? -JCJ

To: Tony Viola who wrote (31955)	5/15/2000 1:33:00 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Respond to of 64865

Varying degrees of backward compatibility have existed in the industry for some time. Sometimes a swap can be effected at the level of software source code (e.g. 8080 vs. 8086), sometimes at the binary code level (e.g. Celeron vs. Pentium), and sometimes at the chip level (e.g. double clocking X86's). Most Intel upgrades have been "forklift upgrades" for all practical purposes. Same thing with the UltraSparc III's, as I understand it. That's not a disadvantage relative to its competitors. JMHO.