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To: Windsock who wrote (151780)	12/8/2001 4:06:51 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Windsock - Re: "Sun currently has a group doing exploratory work on the use of an IA64 platform as a backup plan so it will be available if needed. It will happen. I have heard 3 to 5 years. " Right now, the slow "teething process" for IA64 adoption will permit SUN to run their business as usual - with their SPARC based servers, etc. As the IA64 garners significant industry adoption - SUN will find themselves faced with an Apple decision - hang on to their religion and hope to maintain a dwindling market share - or go with the flow and provide superior software on an industry standard hardware platform. Paul

To: Windsock who wrote (151780)	12/8/2001 9:33:14 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Windsock, Paul, Re:"Sun will stick with their UltraSparc direction for about 3 or 4 more years." >>That's correct. Sun currently has a group doing exploratory work on the use of an IA64 platform as a backup plan so it will be available if needed. It will happen. I have heard 3 to 5 years. Sun has, what, UltraSparc IV and V in development, so they crank those out and then stop any more Sparc development? I looked at their website and all the microprocessor design job descriptions mentioned Sparc, didn't see any hint of Itanium at all. Well kept secret what you say about the Itanium platform work? Of course, that investigation would be more architecture than design. A guy I know that's made the rounds of a few computer companies in the valley, the other day used the words "Sparc is dead". We'll see. Tony