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To: Gottfried who wrote (813)	9/7/1998 11:53:00 PM
From: LK2	Respond to of 2025

GM, is Intel saying a ten-year-old kid needs a Maserati if he want to learn to drive? Sounds like it. And Dell would probably agree (as well as Gateway, etc.). But, realistically, what percentage of the PCs bought for pre-teens are going to be mid- or high-end machines? I thought the sub $1000 PC was the market that was growing the fastest. As far as the article goes, it's slightly misleading. A 266 MHz today is a low-end machine, not a mid- or high-end machine. Who, today, is buying a 486? No one (that's buying a new machine). Regards, and best wishes, Larry PS: I've got a Gateway 133 MHz, bought new three years ago, and it's a dinosaur compared to what's available in today's market, for a fraction of my original purchase price.

To: Gottfried who wrote (813)	9/7/1998 11:55:00 PM
From: Pierre-X	Respond to of 2025

Making computers that can read, write, and reason like humans. redherring.com Neural networking researchers believe they're seeing the beginnings of machines that might be able to reason like humans--albeit on the farthest horizon. They caution, however, that limited computing power and understanding of the brain will continue to be major obstacles. [Emphasis added]

To: Gottfried who wrote (813)	9/9/1998 7:46:00 AM
From: Pierre-X	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2025

Are you all following the rather interesting product shuffle going on right now at Intel? The 2nd gen Celeron chips (Mendocino I believe) are causing a ruckus because they are apparently just as fast clockcycle-for-clockcycle as the Pentium IIs, but priced significantly lower. That's going to be a kick in the gross margin crotch. Some analysts wave it away saying any margin hit on the Celeron side will be offset by the obscene margins on the Xeon. Maybe, maybe not. This is definitely bad news for AMD though.