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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (114249)	6/5/2000 2:49:00 AM
From: ptanner	Respond to of 1576633

Cirruslvr, re: <It has been three months since the last speed grade came out. That is an eternity if you compare it to what happened from August - March.> 1 GHz was a "milestone" and in reaching it in March AMD leaped 3 speed grades. The 1 GHz were also priced like a "special edition" initially but now official prices are more in the range of "top of the line." If AMD plans on 1.5 GHz by 01/01/01 (hey that looks neat) and assuming the March 1.0 GHz was on schedule then we should see an addition 0.1 GHz every two months or so and one was due in May. However, since I believe the 1 GHz was a little earlier than planned and was also not a full production release (as reflected in its pricing) then a lag before the next release would be normal. Of course, nothing is normal about the marketing game. A demo or roadmap of higher speeds, or at least reiteration that AMD will reach 1.5 GHz by 2001 would be useful for showing that AMD has not stalled at 1 GHz. PT