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To: Paul Engel who wrote (46672)	1/29/1998 2:17:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul, Oh, I'm doing fine. In my second week of recovery now. Pretty routine as these things go. Something called a Lumbar Laminectomy. I'll be hopping around in no time. Thanks for the concern. Who do you think would be a logical fit with AMD? Provided of course they can't make it alone. Michael

To: Paul Engel who wrote (46672)	1/29/1998 2:42:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 186894

Paul, Article...Intel's Covington Processor Attracts Market Focus... January 29, 1998 (TAIPEI) -- After launching 440 LXR chipsets, Intel Corp. is setting its sights on the low-priced PC market, with its so-called "Covington" model product. Using a 233MHz Pentium II microprocessor, the Covington is priced under US$1,000. This move is expected to result in a price war in the Taiwan PC market, industry observers said. Intel executives based in Taiwan declined to comment on the Covington. Market talk concerning the new low-priced PC cannot be confirmed before Intel sets a comprehensive strategy, one executive said. Because PCs priced less than US$1,000 accounted for 40 percent of the U.S. market as of the end of 1997, the low-priced trend has driven companies in related markets to take action. Local PC makers are adopting the build-to-order strategy, while also implementing global logistics systems to sell their low-priced PCs while carrying minimum inventories. Intel's latest move to partially move away from its high-profit margin policy and embrace the low-priced PC market will likely impact its competitors in the microprocessor sector, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Cyrix Corp. (Commercial Times, Taiwan) _____________________________________________________________________ Michael