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To: Roger A. Babb who wrote (16652)	8/14/1998 2:04:00 AM
From: Eric Yang	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

>>>Linda, the speed comparisons in that news release are pure baloney, contrived to benefit the imac. In a real application, such as recalulating a large spreadsheet or sorting a database, the P2 400 is more than twice the speed of the imac. In fact a pentium mmx 233 or Cyrix is a bit faster. Apple is blowing smoke with this news release and will get hurt when the tech magazines publish contrary results.<<< Roger, I think this post is relevant to your comment. Message 5452126 Eric

To: Roger A. Babb who wrote (16652)	8/14/1998 9:17:00 AM
From: soup	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 213177

>Apple is blowing smoke with this news release and will get hurt when the tech magazines publish contrary results.< Roger; Just the opposite. AAPL has been running Pentium-toasting ads - "Bunny" and "Steamroller" - for months and INTC has not run/announced anything to the contrary. AAPL is using ByteMarks as its benchmark. INTC, through CNET, of which it is an owner bought, and subsequently closed BYTE after lobbying them to change their standards. INTC didn't want an impartial publication backing up AAPL's claims.