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To: dale_laroy who wrote (134566)	5/10/2001 11:19:06 AM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Name one thing that AMD has done that is comparable to putting the 440 on allocation in order to force mobo manufactures to embrace the 820 In typical fashion you look for the most sinister explanation. The 440(BX) was manufactured on an older fab process that was scheduled to be phased out when the fabs transitioned to a more modern process. This type of thing is scheduled a year or more in advance. As it turned out, the timing was not optimal but sometimes sh*t happens. I know it's much more fun to bash Intel but sometimes things don't always have a sinister reason. EP

To: dale_laroy who wrote (134566)	5/10/2001 2:35:11 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Re: "Name one thing that AMD has done that is comparable to putting the 440 on allocation in order to force mobo manufactures to embrace the 820. " Since we're talking history here, AMD announced - I should say LIED - that their K6-2 "Late Mask Fix" was solved and fast K6-2's were indeed rolling off the lines in early 1999. Many MotherBoard manufacturers ramped up K6-2 boards in anticipation of the flood of fast CPUS . One month later they announced that they lied and AMD would report a loss - due to the lack of fast K6-2 product. The MotherBoard manufacturers got stuck with obsolete K6-2 inventory - as the AthWiper was rolled out before AMD ever got their K6-2 ramped up again. Paul