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To: Teri Skogerboe who wrote (19752)	5/29/1998 4:47:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Merced details here: www5.zdnet.com Excerpt: Intel Corp. will announce next week that its first 64-bit processor, code-named Merced, will be delayed by about six months to mid-2000. The chip was originally expected to be delivered in the second half of 1999, but process management issues and possibly technical problems have pushed back its release, according to sources. Intel executives began notifying OEMs of the delay this week, sources said. The intention is to "backfill" the gap with an advanced 32-bit processor such as Willamette or Tanner. The Tanner processor is 32-bit but fits into a 64-bit Merced slot, the so-called Slot M.