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To: Ali Chen who wrote (52756)	8/28/2001 4:28:52 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Ali, RE:"The open question is whether software developers will latch onto the idea. Software applications will need to be rewritten to take advantage of hyperthreading, and getting developers to tweak their products can take an enormous amount of time. Intel, for instance, has been working for well over a year to get developers to rewrite their programs to take full advantage of the features of the Pentium 4, which has been out for approximately nine months. The company even changed the migration program to speed the process of optimizing Pentium III applications for the Pentium 4." --- Hummm...now how long would it take BOpco/Intel to write a benchmark or help a game company write a "hyperthreading" game to make a P4 look really good? Meanwhile, when Jerry and the boys see that, rather than have an answer they will likely sell more stock. Jim