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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (107297)	8/10/2000 2:01:58 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Ten, Following is borrowed from the AMD thread, and claims P4 will be delayed. But the funny part is: "Reports both on hardware site JC's Pages and on Silicon Investor* suggest the delay could be as long as eight weeks.*" So now you've got the AMD thread quoting the Register and the Register quoting the AMD thread. LOL Pentium 4 Willamette may be delayed By: Mike Magee Posted: 10/08/2000 at 10:22 GMT Rumours that the Pentium 4 (Willamette) will be delayed appear to have the ring of truth about them, according to sources close to the action. Willamette, which back in June was slated for an early-to-mid September release date in its 423-pin recension, at clock speeds estimated to vary between 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz, is Intel's next generation 32-bit microprocessor. Intel has never confirmed a launch date for Willamette, so would be likely to say how can something be late when we never said when it would be released anyway. Reports both on hardware site JC's Pages and on Silicon Investor suggest the delay could be as long as eight weeks. Those reports have received some confirmation from PC vendors contacted by The Register, who say motherboard firms are delaying shipments of products to support Willamette. Further, another source said that the air cooling requirements for the Pentium 4 look "ridiculously expensive" to implement, with fans costing as much as $25 a system. Meanwhile, a small nugget of information may explain additional pins which will be added to the Pentium 4 platform next year. It appears that Willamette-479 may incorporate the north bridge of the support chipset directly into the microprocessor die. ®

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (107297)	8/10/2000 7:50:13 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Ten - Re: "In short, I still don't think Sledgehammer represents much of a threat to IA-64. Maybe it could threaten Pentium 4, but I doubt it for several reasons, including some I'd rather not share at the moment." Don't forget - the SludgeHumper is still a paper document - nowhere near real silicon. AMD is really FAR behind on 64 bit CPUs. Further, AMD couldn't even muster up infrastructure support for their recent Duron launch - which runs existing software - how the heck can they muster up NEW CHIPSET designs, motherboards, etc., as well as Operating Systems and Applications for a BRAND NEW ARCHITECTURE that Intel, the Big Dog, does not - and Will Not - support? Paul