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To: Katherine Derbyshire who wrote (22976)8/13/1998 4:32:00 PM
From: Math Junkie  Respond to of 70976
 
Re:"Since the 300mm transition hasn't actually happened yet, it's too early to say whether pushing the R&D off to the suppliers has worked or not."

Perhaps one aspect of the slower transition is that this time there is no chip company with an overwhelming investment to recoup, and thus no pressure to become the first adopter.