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To: Alighieri who wrote (118104)	6/28/2000 3:41:00 PM
From: dougSF30	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578141

<Barf!> "far outpaces" -- I wonder how many Intel warrants Cliff Edwards has? This is ridiculous! Comparing a to-be-released-in-Q4 chip against the current Q2 chip of a competitor. Will the wonders never cease? He also compares it to a P3 850, so he can say the P4 runs almost twice as fast... what an a**hole. AMD should introduce the "Athlon II" (Mustang) tomorrow, at, say, 1.8 GHz, shipping Q4, far outpacing the 1 GHz P3. Doug

To: Alighieri who wrote (118104)	6/28/2000 3:47:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 1578141

Alighieri, >Intel Corp. (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) introduced on Wednesday its new high-end Pentium 4 computer chip, formerly code-named Willamette, running at an advertised 1.5 billion bits of information per second for faster graphics and game play. Intel has been competing with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - news) to produce the fastest central processing unit. The Pentium 4, which goes on sale this fall, far outpaces the processing power of AMD's recently announced Athlon chip, which runs at 1 gigahertz, or 1 billion bits of information per second. Funny how the billions of bits of information processed per second exactly matches the clock speed, huh? What a Kaboosh (author). Tony

To: Alighieri who wrote (118104)	6/28/2000 4:14:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 1578141

This has to give new meaning to the words "VAPOR LAUNCH"... Intel introduces a chip due in the Fall...and this is a launch? I guess they launch 'em now right before they go into production? Jeezzz... I figured this would weigh down AMD and it is... Jim

To: Alighieri who wrote (118104)	6/28/2000 4:26:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1578141

That AP article on the 1.5 GHz Pentium IV "introduction" is the worst financial journalism I have ever seen. Here is the text of an email I sent to AP: I read the following story attributed to AP on Yahoo: Intel Introduces New Computer Chip By CLIFF EDWARDS, AP Technology Writer dailynews.yahoo.com The entire text follows, but I'd like to point out the gross errors in this story so it can be retracted: 1. INTEL did NOT, repeat, did NOT, "introduce" its Pentium 4 chip on Wednesday. The word "introduce" implies availability for purchase. All Intel did was provide information for a chip which will not be available for AT LEAST 3 MONTHS. (In case you didn't know, thats what the word AUTUMN means!) 2. "running at an advertised 1.5 billion bits" - Where did this number come from? It is totally incorrect since CPU's speed is not rated in "bits per second" but in MHz or GHz. Secondly, Intel did not announce any new information about the speed of the Willamette today. A German article has said that its initial speeds will be 1.3 GHz and 1.4 GHz, but definitely NOT 1.5 GHz, and DEFINITELY NOT 1.5 billion "bits per second." 3. "The Pentium 4, which goes on sale this fall, far outpaces the processing power of AMD's recently announced Athlon chip, which runs at 1 gigahertz, or 1 billion bits of information per second." First, the Athlon 1 GHz is not "recently announced" -- it has been available in Costco stores, Fry's, Gateway and all over the Internet for three months now! And don't you suppose its at least a POSSIBILITY than AMD will "annouce" something much faster in the NEXT THREE MONTHS?! The truth is, NO ONE KNOWS WHO WILL HAVE THE FASTEST CHIP 3-4 MONTHS FROM NOW! In fact, Intel's announcement of "this fall" could mean DECEMBER for all we know! 4. "Intel's fastest chip until now has been a Pentium III that processes information at 850 megahertz, slightly more than half as fast as the new Pentium 4." Intel has been selling GHz-speed (1,000 MHz) Pentium III's for almost 3 months also, although only in small quantities. (A recent CNet article says AMD has sold six times as many 1000 MHz chips as Intel.) 5. "Much of the existing software on the market today requires far less processing power than the fastest chips provide, although the new chips demonstrably speed up download times for Web pages and games." "Download times" can definitely NOT be speeded up using super-fast CPU's. The very, very fastest broadband connections to the Internet, cable and DSL, only have a data rate of 1 MILLION bits per second. Even a 1 GHz CPU is total overkill for downloading from the Internet. By the way, a 1 GHz CPU like the Athlon or Pentium III actually can process 32 BILLION BITS PER SECOND, not 1 billion bits per second. Games are another story, and I believe that future games WILL take advantage of higher CPU speeds. In summary, you have fallen into the trap of hyping a future product from one company (Intel) while DISSing future products from another company. To say that a product which is currently unavailable, and won't be for 3-4 months, is faster than one which has been available for 3 months is the height of irresponsibility. Especially in this industry, where speeds double every year. John Petzinger (858)578-XXXX Full text of story for reference: By CLIFF EDWARDS, AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Intel Corp. (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) introduced on Wednesday its new high-end Pentium 4 computer chip, formerly code-named Willamette, running at an advertised 1.5 billion bits of information per second for faster graphics and game play. Intel has been competing with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - news) to produce the fastest central processing unit. The Pentium 4, which goes on sale this fall, far outpaces the processing power of AMD's recently announced Athlon chip, which runs at 1 gigahertz, or 1 billion bits of information per second. Computers operating at such speeds are essential in a world where new generations of Internet commerce, gaming and entertainment require greater processing power, chief executive Craig Barrett said while unveiling the new name at Intel's Santa Clara, Calif., headquarters. Intel's fastest chip until now has been a Pentium III that processes information at 850 megahertz, slightly more than half as fast as the new Pentium 4. Some analysts say consumers should wait until software developers catch up with chipmakers before spending additional money on computers using such high performance chips as the Pentium 4. Intel and other chipmakers, who typically get much of their profits from chips with higher processing power, in the past year have accelerated their rollout of speedier chips because of breakthrough manufacturing technologies. Much of the existing software on the market today requires far less processing power than the fastest chips provide, although the new chips demonstrably speed up download times for Web pages and games.