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To: Petz who wrote (34276)	3/30/2001 11:43:50 AM
From: 5dave22	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Petz <Deep voiced narrator: "AMD introduces the first Thorium PC -- Pentium is obsolete" Big_Burly_Hercules_Type takes a huge Sledgehammer and cracks a rock which opens up to reveal a gleeming PC with lightning emanating from it. "Inside this Thorium PC, the fastest PC processor ever made, the 64 -bit Clawhammer." later, ... "Only PC's made with AMD processors include Lightning Data Transport (visuals & sound effects) to..." Well, yo get the idea.> LOL. Of course, that would be assuming AMD ever started advertising. Dave

To: Petz who wrote (34276)	3/30/2001 12:56:43 PM
From: Artslaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

How about using the name Thorium to refer to the K8 series You realize that Thorium is an element (atomic number 90)? The funny thing about it is that Thorium (foil) is used in accelerated soft-error analysis (thorium is used in the process of accelerated alpha emission tests), where the alpha particles penetrate the chip and cause logical failures. Anyway, if AMD tried to call a server chip "thorium", the reliability would certainly be questioned! More power to them. . . Steve

To: Petz who wrote (34276)	3/30/2001 1:31:04 PM
From: dale_laroy	Respond to of 275872

"Dale, where does CLAWhammer come from in Norse mythology?" The clawhammer is a relatively modern invention that essentially transformed a hammer into its own crowbar for the removal of nails. Types of hammers: Tack hammer - Typical uses are in cabinet building, carpet installation, and picture framing. Did not exist in mythology. Ballpeene (not sure of spelling) - Typical use is metalworking using soft metals. The small ball in the back is for smaller features than the flat surface in front. Would have probably been used by dwarves for fine metalworking (making of jewelry). Clawhammer - Generally used in carpentry, with its claw being handy for removal of nails (and sometimes scraping off old wallpaper). Did not exist in mythology. Sledgehammer - Heavy steel hammer, generally used for working with hard metals. Typical uses: pounding out dents in cars, blacksmithing, splitting wood using wedges, pounding spikes into a railroad bed. Probably would have been used by dwarves for forging weapons. Maul - Cast iron hammer generally used for pounding wooden posts into the ground. Mythological equivalent would have probably been a stone hammer. Jackhammer - Modern hammer used in construction. Generally pneumatic. No mythological equivalent. Warhammer - Heavy hammer used in combat. It should be noted that AMD will probably not call any processor a clawhammer or sledgehammer in the actual market so, with regards to marketing, it would be totally irrelevant whether clawhammer fit into Norse mythology.