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To: stribe30 who wrote (131144)	1/30/2001 9:41:54 PM
From: richard surckla	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575930

stribe... If the courts rule that Rambus has a claim on DDR then they will collect the appropriate royalties. A number of DRAM Manufacturers seem to think that Rambus has a claim and they have signed agreements with Rambus to pay royalties on them, including NEC. The next question to be answered is how long will it take to develop QDR SRAM? When will we see it? I'm still waiting to see 266DDR PC2100!

To: stribe30 who wrote (131144)	1/30/2001 9:53:05 PM
From: richard surckla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575930

stribe, here is something new that just came in a short time ago... _News RDRAM vs SDRAM: Pentium 4 Benchmarks To Be Revealed At IDF By Steven Fyffe, Electronic News Jan 30, 2001 --- Those waiting to see how an SDRAM-based Pentium 4 system will stack up against the current versions with direct Rambus DRAM (RDRAM) won’t have to wait much longer, according to Dave Mooring, president of Rambus Inc. of Mountain View, Calif. Intel Corp. (nasdaq: INTC) is planning to unveil benchmark test results comparing the two at the Spring 2001 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) being held in San Jose late next month, Mooring revealed in an exclusive interview with Electronic News today. “We’ve gotten results that you will see from Intel, I believe, at their developer forum, of theoretically what the SDRAM (Pentium 4 systems) should look like,” Mooring said. “The difference with the RDRAM is compelling.” How compelling? “We should wait for Intel at IDF,” Mooring said. In the past, Rambus (nasdaq: RMBS) has been in the frustrating position of trying to defend its technology against an invisible foe, Mooring said. “We are looking forward to the actual benchmarks that come out with the RDRAM-based Pentium 4s versus SDRAM-based Pentium 4. The preliminary simulations show that the RDRAM-based platform are going to perform better in the benchmarks that matter, and I use the expression benchmarks that matter because Word and Excel are running as fast as they can,” he said. “They basically run out of a CPUs cache and you can only type so fast, but the benchmarks that matter are the ones that have to do with user interface.” Unlike the last IDF in San Jose, Rambus will definitely be on the agenda at the upcoming show, an Intel spokesman said. “There will definitely be a (Rambus) presence,” the spokesman said. Last year, senior Intel executives were warned not to talk to the press about RDRAM. This time journalists will be allowed to speak to Patrick Gelsinger, vice president and chief technology officer of the Intel Architecture Group, the spokesman said. Gelsinger was an instrumental figure in Santa Clara-based Intel’s adoption of Rambus’ technology. Intel is still in the process of deciding on “third-party content” for the show, but one of the seminar sessions will feature tutorials on “developing boards and systems using RDRAM and PC133,” the spokesman said. The Pentium 4 and RDRAM will probably also be discussed in the Wednesday, Feb. 28, keynote address by Louis J. Burns, vice president of the Intel Architecture Group and general manager of the Desktop Platforms Group. More information about IDF is available at Intel’s web site . electronicnews.com

To: stribe30 who wrote (131144)	1/31/2001 2:36:37 AM
From: richard surckla	Respond to of 1575930

stribe... Saw your post to Mani. You're a pretty neat guy... for a Canadian!<g> One of the best things to come out of Canada is ... Molson Canada! My brew when drinking beer. I know there are many other things in Canada that are also good... like lower liquor taxes for US Citizens, Cuban cigars which I have to smoke there, and many more. Of course I know you know I'm just kidding. I do like Canada's sales tax arrangement with Us citizens. This may even help jozeph. If a US citizen spends any time in Canada and keeps his lodging, restaurant, and others receipts, he can submit them to Canada's tax authorities for a FULL refund of sales taxes. I only had one bad experience in Canada. Really kind of minor, but again it was principle. About 35 years ago I bought $10 (Canadian) worth of lottery tickets. Half way home, about an hour of driving, I looked at the tickets and saw they were from the previous weeks lottery. No, I didn't go back, just p*ssed! What part of Canada are you from?