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To: greenspirit who wrote (48011)	2/17/1998 11:11:00 PM
From: Ibexx	Respond to of 186894

Michael, One more article: _____________ February 16, 1998, Issue: 1404 Section: Mailbox Merced For 1,000 Years? The VARBusiness article "Merced: The Mystery Architecture That's Murdering Unix" (Jan. 19, page 53) states that chipmakers are hailing Intel Corp.'s IA-64 microprocessor- Merced-as the major computing architecture for the next millennium. That's the same as saying "Merced will be the major computing architecture for the period beginning on Jan. 1, 2001 and ending on Dec. 31, 3000." It would have been more accurate to say "well into the next millennium." Ibexx

To: greenspirit who wrote (48011)	2/18/1998 1:42:00 PM
From: henry tan	Respond to of 186894

Hi Michael, Windows 98 may ship earlier for P II 350/400 Mhz in May. techweb.com Microsoft May Be Sending Win 98 Birth Announcements In May (02/18/98; 12:11 p.m. EST) Computer Retail Week <Picture>Retailers reacted Tuesday with surprise to unconfirmed reports that Microsoft may move up the launch of Windows 98 to May 1. "I was told it would be July-August," said an executive at a national chain, echoing the expectations of most retailers contacted by CRW. He speculated the move could be timed to have Win 98 available within range of the introduction of Intel's 350-MHz and 400-MHz microprocessors this spring. If the Redmond, Wash., software giant can pull off a May 1 Win 98 launch, it appears PC makers may have to foot more of the bill to upgrade late purchasers of Win 95-based systems, said an executive at one clone maker. During the conversion from Win 3.11 to 95, PC makers offered a coupon for an inexpensive or free upgrade to the new operating system to PC purchasers who bought systems up to a month before the Win 95 launch. The cost to PC makers was said to be around $30. This time, said the source, Microsoft may charge as much as $55 for the upgrade. Microsoft hadn't responded to the reports at publishing deadline.