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To: Harold Engstrom who wrote (170112)	8/26/2002 5:23:48 PM
From: Robert Salasidis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Don't hold your breath for 64 bit CPUs and software availability for such for the desktop. Therefore go out and buy one of the new P4 2.66 CPUs. Great price, great performance. If you can afford a few extra $ - buy it with an 850E MB nd PC1066 RIMMs. Otherwise get an ASUS 845E or G board and couple that with DDR333 CL2 RAM. Should be a platform tat will serve you well for at least the next 2-3 years before starting to look old.

To: Harold Engstrom who wrote (170112)	8/26/2002 6:00:55 PM
From: Dan3	Respond to of 186894

Re: Can someone point me to a timeline that shows what processors with what strengths will be available at what time? PC compatible 64-bit chips will - finally - become available Q4 of this year or Q1 of next year. By the middle of next year, 32-bit chips will be looking obsolete for anything but entry level machines. If you're looking at a 3 year time frame, your best bet is to wait 6 months for the 64-bit PC compatible chips to become available. Here's info on 1U servers that will be made with the new 64-bit PC compatible chips: newisys.com Note the combination of 32-bit and 64-bit capabilities: these new chips will run all your current software, and still be ready for next generation 64-bit software that's already being announced and will be "must have" next year. Here's a great site for roadmaps: mikeshardware.co.uk