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To: TTOSBT who wrote (50693)	3/17/1998 12:47:00 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Not that it's helped Apple's hemoraging market share, but Power PC has been ahead of Intel in clockspeed for years. Why would you assume it's hype? Tom

To: TTOSBT who wrote (50693)	3/17/1998 12:52:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

TTOSBT - Re: "Would like you personal thoughts on this? " My thoughts were posted on the post you replied to: Message 3733769 Basically, IBM's much vaunted Copper Metallization technology, with its added expense and process difficulty, is comparable in performance, at the 0.25 micron level, with Intel's Aluminum based process. WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION - YOU CAN BUY INTEL 0.25 micron 333 MHz parts TODAY and 350 and 400 MHz parts on April 15 of 1998 - NOT 1999! Also, Intel's 0.25 micron process runs at 1.8 to 2.0 volts much lower than the 2.5 volts for the 0.25 micron IBM copper process. Looks like their "copper-top" batteries may not last as long! Paul