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To: tejek who wrote (116109)	6/16/2000 3:46:00 PM
From: niceguy767	Respond to of 1572542

ted: I sold my Oct 70's this AM just in case AMD fell off the expiry date cliff! Looked safe at $84 until 1 minute after I purchased my July 80's and july 85's! Snakebitten, I think they call it...Oh well, triple digits is not too far away once we get by today's crosscurrents!

To: tejek who wrote (116109)	6/16/2000 3:47:00 PM
From: DRBES	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572542

re: ".....maybe its due to triple witching?!!" AMD almost never goes up on a triple or double witching day...you do not suppose that there is some sort of manipulation going on...NAW!!!!! Regards, DARBES

To: tejek who wrote (116109)	6/16/2000 3:55:00 PM
From: Goutam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572542

Ted, Intel to release low power mobile processors on Monday. I haven't seen this article posted here - infoworld.com ____________________ INTEL ON MONDAY will introduce what a source close to the company called "the fastest mobile processors in the industry," two of which arrive with a new twist from Intel: single-watt power consumption, a benchmark formally held exclusively by Transmeta's Crusoe processor. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel will unveil five processors, readied for all three classes of mobile computing: full-size, meaning laptops weighing more than six pounds; thin and light, weighing less than six pounds, and ultra light, weighing less than three pounds, the source said. For both the full-size, and thin and light category, Intel will offer a 750MHz Pentium III and two mobile Celeron processors running at both 650MHz and 600MHz. For the ultra-light category, Intel will announce a breakthrough Pentium III SpeedStep processor running at somewhere near the 600MHz mark and consuming only one watt of power, according to the source. Also for the ultra light portables, Intel will unveil a mobile Celeron processor that performs at a single speed of 500MHz while consuming less than 2 watts of power. Monday's announcement from Intel will spark new competition between the chipmaker and Transmeta, also in Santa Clara, which recently announced that its low-power Crusoe processor will appear in a jointly branded America Online/Gateway Internet appliance by the Christmas shopping season. Crusoe is X86-compatible, and offers performance roughly comparable to Intel's Pentium II or Pentium III processor when running at the same frequency on Linux, according to Transmeta officials. Like the new Intel chips, Crusoe's low-power features make it ideal for mobile computing. Crusoe also incorporates a Transmeta technology called Long Run, which adjusts the processor frequency on the fly, depending on overall system needs. But unlike Intel's Speedstep technology and AMD's PowerNow, which also adjust frequencies while operational but possess a limited number of adjustable frequency points, Transmeta's Long Run has a large number of dynamic ramps, depending on the processor load, to make optimal use of the CPU without burning unnecessary power. "I think [Intel is] recognizing that notebooks and laptops are more productivity aids rather than analysis workhorses, so power-saving features are a little more preferred," said Richard Partridge, an analyst at D.H. Brown, in Port Chester, N.Y. "Intel will continue to offer the workhorse processors, but they might have finally realized that when I perform my next crash analysis of my mini-van, I probably won't be doing it sitting on a beach," Partridge said. ________________________________________________________________ Goutama

To: tejek who wrote (116109)	6/16/2000 3:57:00 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Respond to of 1572542

New Cumine stepping coming "FYI to all - new Coppermine steppings (cC0) coming later this summer. Thanks to overclockers.com for the links: FC-PGA: developer.intel.com SECC2 : developer.intel.com - CPU ID change - Correction of errata - 5% shrink in die size" Message 13895241 One of the things Intel hopes to get out of the 5% shrink in die size is to catch up to Athlon MHz in volume for the Christmas season. Based on what the current and expected availability in volume looks like, it seems the current stepping, B0, craps out at 933MHz. Intel says 1GHz will be available in volume in Q3, and the availability of this new stepping is in line with that statement. Remember, Otellini said they expect to get a couple more speed grades out of PIII. This new stepping/shrink is how they will do it. (The PIII also had a 5% shrink compared to the PII.) Now we see how long it takes Intel to get these new processors out in the market. By the time these hit the market, AMD will more than likely already be at 1.1GHz, with 1GHz in HUGE volumes. The pressure is still on Intel.