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Technology Stocks : IDTI - an IC Play on Growth Markets -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: NewsTrader who wrote (9155)	7/13/1998 12:23:00 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11555

An article on which processor to have in a note-book computer mentions Intel and AMD varieties. zdnet.com It mentions that there is little advantage to the user in going to a 266 Mhz flavor v. a 233 Mhz units. It credits AMD's K6 with similar performance to the P MMX portable processor but chides them for consuming far more power than Intel's mobile units (40 minutes less battery life). This points out where the IDTI/Centaur WinChip 2 should attract keen interest from note-book OEMs; the WC 2 should consume about half of the power of the AMD parts. That puts them in line with Intel's mobile units (designed for low power) but at a much lower price and featuring the new 3DNow! enhancements. This "sounds like" a winning combination - let's hope that IDTI can do something with it - like produce them and sell them rather than just talk about it.