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To: Paul Engel who wrote (37526)	9/27/1998 2:37:00 PM
From: Kevin K. Spurway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572536

Paul, give the trumpeting a rest. It's unbecoming unless you're a gangsta rapper. It's certainly unbecoming to a retired high tech executive. Do you really think Intel wants you on this thread behaving the way you do? They don't. Your tiresome carrying on embarrasses them. Kevin PS Try to keep that 20 post/six hour limitation in mind, too.

To: Paul Engel who wrote (37526)	9/27/1998 3:36:00 PM
From: Maxwell	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 1572536

High Priest: <<Intel's HUGE SUCCESS with Mendocino and on-chip L2 cache has eliminated the need for a cartridge approach. Too bad AMD hasn't had the same success with the delayed Sharpy chip !>> How do you know that Intel's Mendocino is a HUGE SUCCESS? Do you have any data of how many Mendocino Intel has shipped? Till that number is known I would be hesitate to make a conclusion. AMD is having huge success with K6-2. There is no need to deliver the Sharpy till the market for K6-2 is dried up. As for now AMD is selling everything they can make. August best selling computer was a HP K6-2-300. Second runner up was iMAC. It wasn't the CeleronA. <<The numbers are clear - Taiwan's Slot 1 board production is TRACKING INTEL'S CONVERSION to SLot 1 - and it will CONTINUE TO RISE !>> Of course that number continues to rise but so will the socket 7. A few months ago Asus Tek was making all Slot1 MB. Recently they just converted 30% of their line to socket7 since it IS A RUN AWAY SUCCESS. Their P5A socket 7 MB is currently the best selling MB. <<Why isn't the K7 going to be a Socket 7 interface?>> Because AMD wants to take the CPU to the next level. Slot 1 Intel system is still a socket 7 level as AMD has shown this already. SlotA is superior to slot1. You will find out Oct. 15. <<What ? AMD is abandoning their socket 7 upgrades? Loyal customers can't plug a K7 into their K6 sockets? >> The same can be said with Intel. Loyal customers can't upgrade their slot1 because Intel is going to slot2 and socket 370. Boo Hoo. Maxwell