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To: Harold Engstrom who wrote (8049)	4/26/1998 11:29:00 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11555

Just about all the trade press and analysts now agree that many very good systems are on the market for around $1000 to $1200, depending on how much memory, size of HD & monitor etc. These are considered fine for running the latest software. Windows 98 performs better than WIN 95 on the same hardware - it does a better job of managing memory and has faster graphics and other performance areas. So the situation in which each generation of new software dictated ever increasing performance (fat) hardware has been somewhat reversed. You can expect to try to do more and more things with the hardware, such as voice recognition, and video capture, so the demand will still be there for increased performance to some degree, but most sub $1000 systems are capable of doing even that more taxing stuff OK. The WinChip II (C6+) should have very good performance for multimedia and desktop business applications. AMD and Glen Henry have made some statements that the performance of graphics using the new MMX extensions (MMX II?) will screem compared to the limited approach set out by Intel on the original MMX instructions. It is also supposed to enhance audio and other multi-media functions. Combined with the improved FP capability, the WinChip II should make a very nice system for the money. Considering the size of the die and cost of manufacturing the thing, it's amazing how much power will be packed in - probably more bang per silicon real estate than any other part on the market.