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To: Paul Engel who wrote (136480)	6/1/2001 8:18:51 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Sharp picks Intel chip for version of its handheld SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp. will use an Intel Corp. (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) low-power microprocessor to power a version of its handheld computer that is designed to run videos, movie previews and other computing-intensive applications, an Intel spokesman said on Friday. Sharp, based in Osaka, Japan, has until now used Hitachi Ltd. microprocessors but the Intel spokesman said that its own StrongARM is ideal for running the handheld computer because it is high-performance but at the same time consumes less power than those of its rivals. It's also the first major handheld maker to introduce a device that runs on the upstart and increasing popular Linux operating system. Linux is emerging as a potent rival to other operating systems, such as Microsoft Corp.'s Windows and other variants of the Unix operating system. Sharp plans to demonstrate the handheld computer at Sun Microsystems Inc.'s JavaOne conference here on June 4, the Intel spokesman said. JavaOne is meant to demonstrate products and applications that use Sun's Java programming language, which is designed to run on any computer operating system. The Sharp device will compete with Compaq Computer Corp.'s popular iPaq, which already uses Intel's StrongARM chip. Intel is now pursuing a strategy of being operating-system-agnostic, meaning it does not matter which system a device runs on, so long as it uses an Intel processor. Until quite recently, Intel and Microsoft were often referred to as Wintel, but the world's largest chipmaker has in the last year and a half taken steps to push its processors into markets other than those where the Windows operating system is prevalent.