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To: Joey Smith who wrote (65127)	9/19/1998 3:36:00 PM
From: VICTORIA GATE, MD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Joey Smith Back orders for Xeon-based servers from Dell extended approximately six weeks long at one point during the summer The product shortages are easing up, however. "It should be hitting high volumes in the next few weeks," said Keith McCullough, vice president of corporate servers at Compaq. More Xeon systems arriving By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com September 18, 1998, 4:35 p.m. PT A variety of computers based on Intel's Xeon processor are coming to the market as the high-end server and workstation chip moves into volume production. IBM on Monday will release the Netfinity 7000M10 server, which can run two or four Xeon processors simultaneously, as well as the Netfinity 5500M10, which can handle one or two series of Xeon-based servers, according to sources. Pricing for a two-processor Netfinity 7000 will start at about $20,000. QUOTE SNAPSHOT September 18, 1998, 1:01 p.m. PT Intel Corp. INTC 83.0000 0.0000 0.00% International Business Machine Corporation IBM 124.6875 -2.0625 -1.63% Compaq Computer Corp. CPQ 30.6250 -0.6250 -2.00% Dell Computer Corp. DELL 57.8750 -0.2500 -0.43% > more from CNET Investor > Investor message boards Quotes delayed 20+ minutes Earlier this week, Compaq released a version of its Proliant 5500 server that can accommodate up to four Xeon chips; more Xeon-based workstations and servers are expected over the next few weeks from the firm. Meanwhile, Dell will release Xeon servers later this month, said sources. The new machines come as volumes of Xeon chips are becoming easier to find. Although the Xeon chip was released at the end of June, supplies have generally been tight. Back orders for Xeon-based servers from Dell extended approximately six weeks long at one point during the summer, according to analysts. Major computer vendors at the time of the chip's launch admitted that they only a had a few hundred Xeon chips, less than usual with an Intel product release. Motherboard makers and chip brokers have reported difficulty in finding the chips. Intel also was forced to postpone the release of servers that can handle four Xeons because of problems. The product shortages are easing up, however. "It should be hitting high volumes in the next few weeks," said Keith McCullough, vice president of corporate servers at Compaq. Xeon chips currently run at 400 MHz and contain either 512KB or 1MB of secondary cache memory. Due in October are 450-MHz versions of the chip containing 512KB or 1MB of secondary cache that can be used in one- or two-processor configurations, according to sources in the server industry. A 450-MHz Xeon that can be used in four-way servers will come out in the first part of 1999, said John Miner, vice president of the enterprise server group at Intel, while a version of Xeon that can be used in eight-way configurations will come out in the first half of the year. In addition, a 450-MHz version containing 2MB of secondary cache will appear in the first part of 1999.

To: Joey Smith who wrote (65127)	9/20/1998 4:34:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Joey - Re: " the media pundints who say there is a dearth of apps. requiring the high end." These pundits - Nathan Brookwood, Michael Slater, Dean McCarron, Michael Feibus, Brooke Carothers, etc. spend most of their time reading each other's BullSh*t instead of talking to engineers, accountants, MIS personnel, graphics designers, etc. Hence, they end up with inbreeding of thought processes. Their standard mantra is "Who needs more CPU power than AMD's current fastest processor " ! They ignore the fact that this has gone from 166 to 200 to 233 to 266 to 300 to 350 MHz and that NOBODY IS SELLING CPUs with speeds less than 266 MHz for Desktop systems. (Although NSM/Cyrix is trying - and losing) Paul

To: Joey Smith who wrote (65127)	9/21/1998 3:34:00 AM
From: stak	Respond to of 186894

Joey, Mr.Wu probably knows about the "killer apps" from Lego that will debut from Lego this Nov. Most require Pentium 133MHz or 166MHz systems, but yield better performance on Pentium II PCs. Aside from voice recognition apps most software up till now have required a only a minimum P100 or so. >>>Hafner said some kids' titles may appear in Intel's new content Showcase program, which will use retail marketing, print, TV and Internet ads to spotlight software and Web sites that that push demand for better-performing PCs. "The more great kids' content that's out there that takes advantage of enhanced processing power, the more opportunity there is to showcase it in one of our programs," Hafner said. <<< Intel is making much better use of their marketing dollars by spending it on promoting computing to kids, a la Lego, than the infamous mega buck Tin Foil Bunny Ads. Good Stuff!!! Get the kids digital. Does anyone know of any other programs that have come out recently that chomp up the computing power brought out by Intel in the last year? The Intelers involved with the Showcase program must know the apps that push demand for better-performing PCs. Its time to get the word out pronto and also to consider those latenight Infomercials to give people more awareness of those apps. As you say Joey this comment certainly goes against the grain.