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To: Profits who wrote (27692)	1/6/1998 5:13:00 PM
From: Skipper	Respond to of 1580448

More AMD news SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1998--AMD today announced that it commenced initial shipments of AMD-K6 processors based on 0.25-micron process technology during the recently completed quarter (Q4, 1997). The initial shipments, which were fabricated in the company's Submicron Development Center (SDC), included both 266- and 233-megahertz versions of the product. AMD's first desktop processor based on 0.25-micron process technology is a 266-megahertz AMD-K6 device, which is being used to power IBM Corp's new Aptiva model E46 consumer personal computer, introduced today by IBM. The 0.25-micron process in the SDC also enabled shipments of the first mobile version of the AMD-K6 processor, used in the new Compaq Presario model 1621 notebook PC at 233 megahertz, also announced today. "Use of the AMD-K6 processor by companies such as Compaq and IBM validates the AMD-K6 value proposition, which is to provide the highest possible performance at any given price point," said Rob Herb, vice president and co-general manager of AMD's Computation Products Group.

To: Profits who wrote (27692)	1/7/1998 12:28:00 AM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580448

Why doesn't AMD acquire 3Dfx (TDFX) ref/K6 3D, as a preemptive strike insuring? AMDs dominance of the evolving (Sony/Nintendo/Sega) console to PC gaming platform and license the hell out of the resulting combination technologies establishing a $<300 killer PC based gaming console Standard and $<1000 virtual reality graphics/sound/...home game simulator pods... reference link: January 1998 issue of boot Magazine bootnet.com "Picking the Fastest Hardware Pony-Software Devs Gamble on New Technology "...AMD has, to its credit, convinced the folks at Digital Anvil...to support the chip [K6+3D Socket 7 procesor]..." and Feature Article License to KILL After holding its own in the third spot for years, AMD surged ahead in the race for top CPU by stealing Cyrix's coveted second ranking with the K6 "Pentium-killer". Now AMD has its eyes set on the leader of the pack and looks to school Intel with secret weapon - the K6+3D..."