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To: Maxwell who wrote (37054)	9/15/1998 8:09:00 PM
From: Ling Chen	Respond to of 1570918

You are right. That's why Intel is going to change their slot1 architecture for celeron CPU. AMD did very good job in K6-2, they have to do more good job to keep up with Intel. I really wish K6-3 or K6-2+ can be production before year-end. AMD can catch all christmas computer sales.

To: Maxwell who wrote (37054)	9/15/1998 8:26:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570918

Hardcore gamers who can afford such a system are few. Tell that to all those crazy whack-o's buying dual Voodoo2 cards. I'm a hardcore gamer, and I think dual Voodoo2 cards are overkill for the moment. As for the rest of the gamers, you may have a point here, but remember that Intel is positioning KNI for a broader market than mere "mutant-blasting alien" teenagers. Intel will be covering two out of three segments in the gaming market: the low-end with Celeron and i740, and the high-end with Katmai, Coppermine, and on. AMD has that window of opportunity to go for the mid-range gaming market in the first half of 1999. In AMD's defense, the mid-range seems to be the juiciest part of the gaming market segment. But once again, AMD still has to break out of the segment-zero mold in order to convince the mid-range that the K6-2 is a worthy investment. Until then, too many people will stick to the Pentium II, especially now that Intel is slashing prices once again. Tenchusatsu