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To: John Koligman who wrote (47714)	2/12/1998 4:52:00 PM
From: Sonny McWilliams	Respond to of 186894

John, thanks for this article on the 740 chip. I am not a seasoned techie, especially in the graphics chip market, and this article and all those links give me a better understanding on this particular chip by Intel. Sonny

To: John Koligman who wrote (47714)	2/12/1998 5:53:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 186894

RESEARCH ALERT - Merrill Lynch sees risk to chipmakers Message 3417644

To: John Koligman who wrote (47714)	2/12/1998 6:03:00 PM
From: Jeff Fox	Respond to of 186894

John, re: Intel graphics treadmill - Portola & Whitney re: Intel is expected to move to 0.25 micron when its next-generation graphics chip, code-named Portola, ships in 1999. I believe that 3D graphics is exciting to Intel because there is room for several orders of magnitude of improvement before we have true life 3D imaging. There is room for Moore's Law style continuous improvement for years to come. This is a similar situation to CPU performance where Intel has relentlessly doubled performance every eighteen months for over twenty years. I think we can expect the same for Intel graphics over the coming years. This is why Intel's entry into graphics is so devastating to competitors. So... Auburn will be a great success now for sweet-spot class PC's. I would expect a version integrated with the north bridge chipset and shrunk, Whitney, later this year. Then there is Portola, the next level of performance in 1999. And then ... well, you get the picture! Jeff