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To: richard surckla who wrote (48075)	7/28/2000 2:01:56 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Richard, If cost was not a factor and Rambus cost 5% LESS, would it then be the technology of choice? DRDRAM is already the technology of choice for applications that require multiple high bandwidth ports. On the other hand, CPUs require low latency, so DRDRAM will probably never be the memory of choice for computer motherboards. The Stupid Guy

To: richard surckla who wrote (48075)	7/28/2000 2:03:56 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Hi richard suckla; Re: "If cost was not a factor and Rambus cost 5% LESS, would it then be the technology of choice? If not, why? If yes, why?" This is sort of hard to parse, particularly for a logic engineer. First you say cost is not a factor, then you say cost is 5% less. Then you say Rambus where you probably mean RDRAM. So I'll rewrite your question and answer it: If RIMMs* cost 5% LESS, would they then be the technology of choice? If not, why? If yes, why?* Yes, if RIMMs were cheaper, (and the motherboard costs for RIMMs were similarly reduced), then RIMMs would be the technology of choice. Why? Simple. Most of engineering is about money. Save money in a product to make the company profitable. Choose the cheap memory. Get it? Of course, RIMMs will never be anywhere near the price of DIMMs. So you might as well say "if your aunt had balls she'd be your uncle." -- Carl