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To: kash johal who wrote (119921)	7/10/2000 12:49:36 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573958

Kash, Seems like Intels yields are so good the lower speed parts will be more expensive that higher speed units. This is because processors are too fast for the software. Optimal performance can only be achieved by properly balancing software and hardware speeds. Imagine running a 386 33MHz version of Tetris on a 1.4GHz PIV CPU. The pieces would fall so fast that you would rapidly tire of the game, and probably throw the computer in the garbage. Look for a strong move to slow computers down over the next six months. 350MHz is about the sweet spot for Microsoft software, so I'm betting that VIA processors will dominate by years end. Scumbria

To: kash johal who wrote (119921)	7/10/2000 12:56:09 PM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 1573958

Kash, Or is the register living up to its recent zero acuracy hit rate. They should at least read their stories before they post them. But assuming that the numbers are switched, what do you think will be the pricing on Coppermine parts? It seems to me that their high volume parts at that time (800 MHz to 933 MHz) will be at $200 and below. It seems to be that there will be low volume Willy 1.4 and 1.3 GHz parts, followed by a gap, and below this gap there will be Coppermine 1 GHz and below. Hopefully, AMD will have parts that will fill this "gap" - 1 GHz to 1.3 GHz. Joe