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To: ptanner who wrote (72902)	3/1/2002 7:04:38 PM
From: TGPTNDR	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

PT, Re: <All that model # STUFF and what it's compared to> It's pretty clear to me that the numbers compare to the equivalently numbered Intel desktop chip. But AMD can't really say that 'cause there'd be a brouhaha. So they have to sort of pretend they're comparing it to something else -- like one of their own chips. They can pick out any of their own chips and say it's YO much faster, and is therefore a 2000+. Compare it to a K6-200. No problem, except that everybody knows the 2000+ really HAS to be referencing the most recent Intel 2000MHz desktop chip.(or whatever) They just can't say it is. Gotta add that extra layer of indirection programmers love! tgptndr