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To: Petz who wrote (29099)	2/27/1998 3:06:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 1574005

Petz, RE: "If this was true AMD would be bringing on IBM right now." One thing I've learned from Cyrix/IBM is bringing on IBM right now means a quarter or two down the road...so in reality AMD IS bringing IBM on right now...IBM isn't exactly a speed demon bringing outside technology to their processes...On the other hand...In house developed technology like Intels can be brought to process much quicker it seems...logistics probably the reason. So don't expect IBM to be able to start cranking out K6's anytime soon. RE: "IBM already had the right to package the AMD wafers, use its name on the chips, and it had a sweetheart pricing deal. Chances are, that agreement expires 7/98. So, one aspect of the new agreement is that it is replacing the existing one. The fact that IBM will be making the wafers as well shows that IBM not only thinks the K6 is "package-able", but that the K6 is now "manufactureable"" Good point... RE:"One further reason for the deal you do not mention is that it makes it easier for AMD to get new customers, such as Dell, Gateway." I'm not sure what you mean...I think h$ll will freeze over before Dell uses AMD chips...Gateway with only a slightly better chance... Besides, other box makers won't like buying chips from a competitor like IBM... Jim