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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (107835)	8/21/2000 12:20:28 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 186894

Cirrus, <You make it sound as if Willy is like MerDUD - the first systems aren't meant for wide consumption, but the second version will be.> That's not what I meant at all. Merced is the first implementation of a brand new architecture. The software will need time to mature even after Itanium's release, which is why initial volumes will be low. On the other hand, McKinley (and Madison shortly afterwards) isn't necessarily going to be very high volume either, but at least it should be higher volume than Merced, if only because it will enjoy a longer life. Willamette is a different story. People just don't want to spend all that much on a computer anymore. That's why I think Intel would rather wait until Northwood is released before pushing the real volumes. And by real volumes, I'm talking millions per quarter. Northwood will be better suited for that, simply because it should be cheaper to make and less power-hungry. <AMD is so paranoid they won't tell what their roadmap has in store, so who knows if they will be able to compete once Northwood comes out. I wish I knew...> I really don't think AMD has all that much in their roadmap. Just Mustang, Corvette, SMP, LDT, then Sledgehammer. Of those, I'm most worried about SMP and LDT than anything else. Tenchusatsu