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To: Petz who wrote (28784)	2/16/2001 7:55:55 PM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

CNBC 2/16/01 - 6:55 AM... growth there. Liz: Do you like palm better than hand spring and the fellows left hand spring to start palm. >> They are the three natural lays in the area. Palm has the most diverse revenue base and staying power. Liz: Amd is the final pick here? >> Right, with all the pressure on component cost from dell and am apple and across-the-board, you look at consumer part of the market there is a natural demand, best there have has ever been for amd-type low-cost chips. I don't think they've had a better operating environment in the last five years. Liz: Do you think it will go above 50? >> It has come of the bottom and will make a gradual move upward, won't knock the lights off anybody about will move upward. >> That's jim waggoner of sands brothers. >>> And if you want to get all the detail on jim's stock picks, here's the easiest way to do it: Just log on to our web site cnbc.Com and click on the bob: Why it was on him, i don't know anyway.... TVeyes M.

To: Petz who wrote (28784)	2/16/2001 10:59:42 PM
From: eplace	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

John, I don't know if this is of any relevance, but if a public announcement is ever made it could be big for AMD. Out of curiosity I e-mailed Microsoft to see what they had to say about supporting Sledgehammer with x86-64 extensions. Here is a copy of the e-mail: --- Original Message --- From: eplace@cnetco.com To: microsoftcom_contactus@css.one.microsoft.com Sent: Sat Feb 10 16:15:58 PST 2001 Subject: Microsoft.Com ContactUs User selected feedback type: Product, General Comments Product: Windows NT Workstation 4.0 User country: United States Language ID: en User browser: Mozilla/4.72 [en] (Win98; I) User Comment: I would just like to know if Microsoft is planning to support AMD's future Sledgehammer processor with x86-64 extensions. Their answer Subject: RE: CST25128454ID - Microsoft.Com ContactUs Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:40:58 -0800 From: microsoftcom_contactus@css.one.microsoft.com To: <eplace@cnetco.com> Hello and Thank you for contacting Microsoft. Yes we are always working with AMD to make our OS compatible. Thank you, name deleted microsoft.com This would be big news if Microsoft were to announce Windows x86-64. Ed P.