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To: Paul Engel who wrote (134850)	5/14/2001 5:51:56 PM
From: pgerassi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Dear Paul: Point 1: No one claims more than a few dozen apps for Itanium IA-64. This after years of development work. Point 2: Under Unix systems like IBMs AIX and Open Sourced Linux, most apps are C/C++ programs. Thus, if they are not converted and ready yet, the IA-64 C/C++ compiler and associated libraries are not yet ready for commercial use, else there would be thousands of ready apps. Point 3: There are two possibilities for this, one is that the compiler rarely produces working code and the other is that is produces working but, slow code. Either way, IA-64's C/C++ compiler produces mediocre code (if its broken, its poor, and if its slow, its poor). The first case would be an unmitigated disaster. The second case could be improved over time, but any further delays to decent performance, will cause x86-64 to totally take over. Once that happens, IA-64 will never get a chance then. IA-64, another fine mess (up) for Intel, and another nail as a formerly great company. Pete