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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (87179)	8/16/2002 7:08:14 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

re:<end of September too late> How long do you think it takes HPQ to make a PC? The "back to school build" that ends at retail on 9/1 apparently didn't start this year until sometime in July (for CPUs, anyway), so I think September CPUs aren't too late. Petz

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (87179)	8/17/2002 12:21:15 AM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

<font color=green>AMD plans Athlon boost By John G. Spooner Staff Writer, CNET News.com August 16, 2002, 11:18 AM PT Advanced Micro Devices will rev up the performance of its Athlon XP processor with new models, due later this month. The chipmaker will introduce, at a minimum, an Athlon XP 2400+ and an Athlon XP 2600+ for desktop PCs toward the end of the month, sources familiar with AMD's plans said. AMD is also evaluating whether to increase the speed of the chip's front-side bus--the pathway used to shuttle data between the processor and PC memory. Doing so would boost the performance of future Athlon-based PCs. The newest Athlon XPs will help AMD increase its competitiveness archrival Intel's Pentium 4. The Pentium 4 currently tops out at 2.53GHz, while AMD's highest performance Athlon XP is a 2200+ model, which runs at 1.8GHz. To get there, AMD moved up the launch of the 2600+ chip, which was not expected until the fourth quarter, to this month. The move helps AMD combat Intel's imminent 2.8GHz Pentium 4 launch. Intel moved the chip forward to this month from the fourth quarter to help stimulate demand, analysts said. Full story marketwatch-cnet.com.com