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To: Maxwell who wrote (37728)	9/29/1998 6:21:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1572918

Maxwell - Re: " And since the PII has a real weakness, why do you suddenly conclude that the Katmai/Willamete- unrevealed as of now - will somehow be invincible? " I don't conclude this. Where have I stated that they are invincible? These are/will be excellent chips - and they will compete successfully against AMD's current and future offerings. Just as Intel's current Pentium II - and derivative products - compete successfully against AMD's products - and return superb profits to Intel and its shareholders. Paul

To: Maxwell who wrote (37728)	9/29/1998 6:23:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572918

Maxwell - Re: "<<Has someone given you a look into the future?>> Yes. Then why weren't you smart enough to dump your AMD shares at $48 last year when you knew about AMD's yield problems BEFORE the rest of the world ? Paul

To: Maxwell who wrote (37728)	9/29/1998 6:33:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1572918

Maxwell - Re: " There must be a real weakness in the PII and CeleronA CPU since Intel is going to Katmai, Dixon, Coppermine, Willamete, etc. " To an extent, you are correct. Intel keeps modifying their products for improved performance, manufacturability, etc. They will continue to do so. That is why AMD is still significantly behind Intel in sales, profits, performance and prestige. As for the Willammette, I expect this will have very much improved internals than the current "P6" core design. Intel has been more secretive about Willammette than AMD has been about the K7. However - from what I understand, when the Willammette is introduced, even you will run out to buy one. Paul