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To: Tony Viola who wrote (34167)	7/9/1998 3:15:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 1580483

In the CPU business, you're either completely compatible with the leader, or you're out in the cold. Tony, One of the most successful product lines competing against Intel is the integrated Cyrix MediaGX. This product is not pin compatible with Intel, and offers OEM's a solution which Intel can not compete against. The MediaGX is used in Compaq's top selling laptop model, as well as many other desktop and information appliance type products. Apparently the K7 will be pin compatible with Compaq's future Alpha products. This may prove to be AMD's biggest strength going into the future. Scumbria

To: Tony Viola who wrote (34167)	7/9/1998 3:41:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580483

Tony, you say K7 must be plug compatible with Intel to be profitable. Xeon, is plug compatible with NOTHING, will only have sales of a million a quarter or so, yet Intel doesn't seem to have any trouble coercing, I mean getting, the motherboard makers to design motherboards. Petz