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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (64814)	9/15/1998 11:04:00 PM
From: Jeff Fox	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tenchusatsu, re: Intel Product Intro Decoder... Intel simply has different ethics when it comes to product rollouts. Perhaps you, and the thread, might enjoy my "Introduction Decoder" originally post last January: www2.techstocks.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- The reality is that there is usually over one year separation or more between Intel products and AMD products even when their announcements seem rather close to Intel announcements. This is hard on the investor, so here is a little introduction guide for your use: Roadmap guidance Competitor meaning - Held a marketing brainstorming meeting. Trial balloon to see if it flies. Intel meaning - Product function is frozen and simulated. Design is coded and in simulation. Disclosure done to allow customers to design systems with detail in time to be ready for product. Product Announced Competitor meaning - First silicon fabricated and is at least a little functional. Intel meaning - Product has been in high production at least two months in a lead fab. Channels are stocked. OEMs are also ready to sell systems using the product. Product in production Competitor meaning - First production wafers in hand. Don't know the yields yet. Intel Meaning - Production committed to "fire hose" mode. Yields stable and documented in multiple fabs. Cost plunge.* * No competitor equivalent to this step as they have yet to experience this. Jeff