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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (11984)	10/7/2000 6:08:33 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 275872

Re: "Question: Name a company, that if it just went away, would benefit the whole computer industry..." Rambus almost single handedly forced the DRAM manufacturers to get off their butts and design faster memory. Between early to mid 1980s and the mid 1990s, 60 MHz and 66 MHz memories were all that was available. The DRAM manufacturers concentrated solely on density improvements - NOT on speed enhancements. The SDRAM and DDR enhancements are PURELY the result of the DRAM manufacturers trying to compete with RAMBUS on the speed-enhancement front. You may wish RAMBUS to go away now, but without them, 66 MHZ EDO DRAM may be all that you could get today without RAMBUS having entered the moribund DRAM market 10 years ago. Give innovation the credit it is due - and RAMBUS deserves more credit than anybody for the faster DRAM that is today becoming available - whether it be RDRAM or other faster versions from DRAM manufacturers.