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To: pgerassi who wrote (111367)	9/26/2000 12:50:39 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Re: " Why spend $3000 on a computer when a $10 unit performs the task better? Why use a tactical Nuke when a firecracker can do the job? For the applications Intel is touting (MPEG compression and moving data from one area to another), there currently exists specialized hardware that outruns the P4 (MPEG 2 compression is done real time on a $300 (soon it can be done a a $25 chip) plug in board whereas the P4 cannot do it at more than 10% real time and for data movement, a $1 (if that) DMA chip outruns it)." You certainly have a lot of facts about a chip that isn't even out yet. How is it you seem to know so much about what it can or can't do when no information is available or what little information is there is from preproduction silicon and chipsets? EP

To: pgerassi who wrote (111367)	9/26/2000 1:40:09 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Pete, <In drag races, the P4 might come out ahead (some times substantially), but which one would you use to go to the grocery store? Commuting to work? On a trip from SF to Washington? Most of the time?> The Willamette guys here in Oregon regularly commute to San Francisco using their Pentium 4. Going at 1.5 GHz, they can reach San Fran from here in a little over half an hour. As for trips to the grocery store, I personally use my Coppermine Pentium III. It's not as good as the P4, but it still helps me choose the fruits and vegetables and household items that I need. <Remember when Intel touted MMX? That has turned out to be a yawner at best.> A yawner that AMD soon implemented in their CPUs. Remember when AMD touted 3DNow? That has turned out to be a real yawner, so much so that AMD now has to support SSE in their upcoming Sledgehammer. Tenchusatsu