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To: StockMan who wrote (1902)	11/3/1997 7:55:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6843

S, Intel strategy for under 2K PC's revealed -- NO L2 CACHE! He he he. They call it SLIT 1! A better name is S.it ! Why bother with the number 1, do they expect to make S.it 2? I particularly liked the following quotes, which reveal how brain-damaged Intel thinks their customers are: Eliminating the Level 2 cache will result in lowered performance: However, this shouldn't be a concern for OEMs, Brookwood said. "The low-end of the PC market is characterized by features and price, not performance," Brookwood said. "If an OEM can offer Slot 1 and AGP [graphics], who cares what the actual performance is?" (emphasis added) This is the same s.itty attitude Intel has thrived on. Only problem is, the customers are getting smarter. The new development reveals that the Slot 1 interface is an economic failure. With 0.25 um processors, the cost of the purchased components to fit in the cartridge far exceed the cost of production of the processor itself. AMD K6-3D and K6-3D+ will avoid this entirely with internal L2 cache -- and a smaller die size to boot. Petz

To: StockMan who wrote (1902)	11/4/1997 3:13:00 AM
From: David A.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6843

Stockspam, Re --Because it doesn't exist! You really impressed me with your detailed explanation of why the K6+ L2 cache will not have a performance advantage over the P-II. Does that mean that Merced (which does not exist) will not be as fast as a Z-80? If you come up with a real answer, I would be pleased to hear from you. Otherwise, don't stay up all night thinking of a responses like: "Yea, right!" OR "Because it doesn't exist!" I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself. Aloha, David A.