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To: Scumbria who wrote (119223)	11/25/2000 9:54:06 PM
From: Gary Ng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Scumbria, Re: Business software tends to use lists and pointers, which are inherently unpredictable. I would like to see what the performance gain is on recompiled business applications What business software ? gary

To: Scumbria who wrote (119223)	11/26/2000 3:24:56 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

SCUMbria - Re: 'It is clear that P4 does well on predictable data processing tasks. Business software tends to use lists and pointers, which are inherently unpredictable. I would like to see what the performance gain is on recompiled business applications.": One thing is perfectly clear - to BASH Intel's P4 on the basis of older, legacy software has proven to be a dumb thing to do. Optimized code for the Pentium 4 has so far demonstrated significant improvements for that processor. The recompilation of business applications would indeed be very illuminating. Further, the OPTIMIZATION of business applications for the Pentium 4 may be EVEN MORE ILLUMINATING. Despite these issues, my assessment is that the Pentium 4 is a solid enough performer - with excellent "upside potential" - that Intel will have little trouble in making it a huge commercial success. Paul