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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (53596)	9/1/2001 10:11:44 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

"P4 was actually developed over a period of several years, and never once was it cancelled." Ok, but it is my understanding that the thread of development that led to the P4 was cancelled, or at least delayed. But I don't have any contacts in Intel so I can't say this with any authority. And yes, I realize it was developed over several years, doing a processor, especially one as different as the P4, takes some time. The only ones I have ever seen that believed a processor could be designed in a few weeks or months are some Intel investors who post on the AMD board on "Raging Bull"...

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (53596)	9/1/2001 11:19:53 PM
From: Charles Gryba	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Tench, are you sure? I remember seeing slides from IDF before the Athlon was launched and the P4 was scheduled to be introduced at 1Ghz. In the same series of slides, the PIII was shown as being at 733 and the Athlon ( projected because it was an unknown at the time ) was showing as maxing out at 666Mhz. My personal feeling is that Intel got caught with their pants down since they underestimated the Athlon Max Mhz and went back and dusted-off some alternative design for the P4. ( Maybe the P5? ). I wish I had a link to those slides. Someone in this thread must have the or can at least back me up on this. Constantine