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To: andreas_wonisch who wrote (45061)6/25/2001 11:16:40 AM
From: Win SmithRespond to of 275872
 
I'm not sure about sledgehammer, but this deal really encapsulates what I dislike most about Intel- the way they can kill good technology with something very different from superior technology. Compaq going full steam ahead on the Itanic seems to be more Compaq's problem than Intel's solution, but that's life. The Itanic has killed a lot of processors at various stages of its phantasmagorical existence. I hope AMD can poach a few more of Dirk's old team, anyway.



To: andreas_wonisch who wrote (45061)6/25/2001 11:26:52 AM
From: Charles RRead Replies (3) | Respond to of 275872
 
Andreas,

<Compaq to Phase Out Non-Intel Computer Lines
dailynews.yahoo.com.

Didn't see this posted here, yet. Looks like Mike Magee was right all along. The chances for seeing Sledgehammer servers from Compaq have gone to zero with this development IMO.>

Brilliant move by Intel! This one should wake up some of the brain-dead longs who keep coming up with yet another idiotic reason on why the program slip does not matter (or even good for AMD).

About a year back, Palomino (or whatever it was called then)was looking like a good deal compared to a problematic P4 and Hammer was looking good given Merced was brain-dead. In the last year, when AMD slipped its roadmap badly, Intel pretty much stuck to the plan and out-executed AMD. And RDRAM is no longer the millstone it once was.

Score one for Intel. Compaq should get some credit too for finally beginning to consolidate Alpha/MIPS/Merced mess into a single McKinley platform. Just about the only real loser in this deal is AMD.

Chuck



To: andreas_wonisch who wrote (45061)6/25/2001 12:31:07 PM
From: Paul EngelRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Re: "The chances for seeing Sledgehammer servers from Compaq have gone to zero with this development IMO."

Maybe Compaq can use the Hampsters in a KickAss Gaming PC ?



To: andreas_wonisch who wrote (45061)6/25/2001 12:49:20 PM
From: milo_moraiRespond to of 275872
 
<font color=red>IBM builds Transistor that runs at 210Ghz msnbc.com

INTC's fastest Transistor is very slow compared to this baby.

M.


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