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To: Douglas Rushkoff who wrote (23687)	3/31/1998 10:11:00 AM
From: Roads End	Respond to of 97611

It would seem CPQ is at least buying the right chips. Now Kernan is saying CPQ is possible suitor for %25 of AMD. Steve

To: Douglas Rushkoff who wrote (23687)	3/31/1998 12:10:00 PM
From: Nicholas	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 97611

Advanced Micro Devices and others are making a legitimate run at Intel cnnfn.com Linley Gwennap, the editor of Microprocessor Report, adds that the K6 is "a good chip, solid all around" and says Compaq has been itching to move away from Intel because of ongoing disputes between the two over PC branding. "Compaq has been begging to use something other than Intel for a while, because it wants to brand its computers with 'Compaq' rather than 'Intel Inside,'" he says. "This deal is a sign from Compaq that it believes AMD has left its production problems behind."