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To: Gary Kao who wrote (146681)	11/2/2001 3:57:08 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

The high end will still demand RDRAM, where the small incremental cost is not a burden I think RDRAM may see a resurgence with the activation of Hyper Threading. The latency shortcomings will be mostly masked by the processor having something else to do while a memory transaction takes place. Higher speed FSB, higher speed RDRAM etc. Then it's bandwidth bandwidth bandwidth. EP

To: Gary Kao who wrote (146681)	11/3/2001 10:19:58 AM
From: Dan3	Respond to of 186894

Re: the overall market size and potential customer base for RDRAM will be bigger. I think only hardcore gamers or hobbyists will go out of their way to buy the DDRAM sets, which will still cost more than the SRAM solutions. Wow, somebody still believes the Rambus fable. I'm afraid you have a big disappointment coming, followed by more bad news regarding Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny... :-)

To: Gary Kao who wrote (146681)	11/3/2001 10:52:01 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 186894

RE:"I don't think that's necessarily so. The high end will still demand RDRAM, where the small incremental cost is not a burden (e.g. addnl $100-200), and don't forget RDRAM are used in Sony playstations. The complete shift from PIII to P4 will mean that the overall market size and potential customer base for RDRAM will be bigger." Rambus was supposed to be "the" mainstream RAM...Intel said so. After this fraud was exposed, Rambus is a small niche player at best. Rambus stock has gone from 140 to 7. It's a loser. DDR and SDRAM will remain the standards until a new technology is developed. Embedded probably. Rambus will be passed by as anything mainstream. Jim