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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (29862)	2/28/2001 4:07:18 PM
From: Pravin Kamdar	Respond to of 275872

Jim, Side note, why would anyone build a chip factory in an earthquake zone? Or in a war zone, like Intel in Israel. Pravin. Everything ok here, Redbird (Thanks).

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (29862)	2/28/2001 4:09:17 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Jim, The Dupont facility is where they design and make their workstation products. The quake was very deep (49km) and as a result the actually shaking at the surface was orders of magnitude less than a surface 7.0 quake (like they had in India.) Scumbria

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (29862)	2/28/2001 4:11:14 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

RE:"The epicenter was located almost directly under the Intel Dupont facility." What do they make there? WOuld this throw the chip equipment out of Calibration and how long to fix it. Side note, why would anyone build a chip factory in an earthquake zone? Jim, The quake was 30 miles down....not likely to cause a lot of damage at the surface of the epicenter. There is more damage likely 30-60 miles away from the epicenter.....like where I am located.....due to the rolling motion that a quake generates. Why is the plant located in an earthquake zone? Earthquakes are possible anywhere...I believe the worst earthquake in American history was the one in St. Louis around 1815...its estimated that it measured over 8 on the Richter Scale and rang the bells in Boston. ted

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (29862)	2/28/2001 4:46:43 PM
From: semiconeng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Side note, why would anyone build a chip factory in an earthquake zone? Jim You're absolutely right, Why Would They? ebnonline.com hardwarecentral.com Semi