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To: StockMan who wrote (2574)11/30/1997 9:31:00 PM
From: Elmer  Respond to of 6843
 
<K7 isn't a comparable chip to Merced. Try Williamette.>

If I may be so bold as to speak for Kevin, I think he means that willamette appears to be Intel's next generation x86 processor. If true, this makes willamette and the K7 each companys next generation x86 and this is the proper comparison, not merced.
AMD has not indicated any chip intended to compete with Merced, at least not that I know of. Anybody know otherwise?

EP



To: StockMan who wrote (2574)11/30/1997 9:42:00 PM
From: James Yegerlehner  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6843
 
>>
What makes it a Willamette equivalent? Tell us the features/capabilities of the Willamette and the K7 if you know.
<<

They are "equivalent" in that they are both IA-32 CPUs whereas the Merced is IA-64. IA-64 will be confined to servers at first, whereas IA-32 will remain on the desktop and lower cost servers for at least a while.


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