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To: Jimbo Cobb who wrote (26089)	5/13/1998 12:46:00 AM
From: Jack T. Pearson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

I agree. So do a lot of stores. They give the best display space to PCs with Intel chips. PCs with AMD chips (such as Compaqs) get second rate display space. Don't think the customers don't notice.

To: Jimbo Cobb who wrote (26089)	5/13/1998 1:10:00 AM
From: Eddie Kim	Respond to of 97611

Have read that the AMD 266MHZ MMX is BLAZING fast. Much faster than comparable Intel chips. I don't think consumers care too much. Why then would they buy CTX computers? -Eddie

To: Jimbo Cobb who wrote (26089)	5/13/1998 11:37:00 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Mark, RE: "It has an AMD K-6 in it !!!! That alone is worth negative 4 points to CPQ stock price !!! Tell EP to wake up and go 100% Intel like DELL and GTW !!!! AMD is 2nd rate and as long as CPQ uses them, they will be 2nd rate." What ARE you smoking? IBM is at an all time high and they love the K-6. It's DELLs BTO system that makes them so good not Intel. Same with Gateway. Speaking of 100% Intel, take a look at Packard Bell. Laying off 400 and losing market share. Rumors are they are switching to Cyrix to shore up the lower end. Jim