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To: Jdaasoc who wrote (73445)	5/22/2001 12:26:17 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

XEON 1.5 through 1.7 GHz chips are P4 chips with extra cache. What extra cache? From your link: intel.com; Cache L2 Advanced Transfer Cache - 256 KB

To: Jdaasoc who wrote (73445)	5/22/2001 12:41:53 PM
From: pheilman_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

John, You are indeed correct, the Xeon processor is now a P4 core with extra cache. Terribly sorry. The Xeon used to be a P3 processor core with extra cache. I guess the Xeon name doesn't describe a specific part, just a core with a large L3 cache. Based on reading the screed on www.emulators.com it would seem that the new Xeon would be pretty quick as the P4 was planned to have L3 cache. My dreams of vindication are based on having worked with some of the DRAM designers of Hitachi, Japan. These are very hard-working and clever guys. As evidenced by their 1988 patent on a CAS latency register. And their company got extorted by a fraudulantly extended patent. Rambus took advantage of Hitachi's loyalty to Sega by trying to have the ITC step in and halt imports of the Dreamcast just when Sega had the n'th generation market to themselves. Hitachi folded. I believe that Rambus has valid patents for their DRDRAM family. I don't believe they have any patents for SDRAM or DDR. I believe SDRAM is the current volume DRAM product and DDR will be the next volume DRAM product. I believe that many companies in the semiconductor industry are wary of doing business with Rambus. I am concerned about the future of the semiconductor industry if a rapacious IP-only company like Rambus succeeds. Based on this I conclude that Rambus has poor prospects for the future. I have play money on the line.