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To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (38929)	10/9/1998 3:11:00 PM
From: Joey Smith	Respond to of 1573092

re:Who cares. If I were Intel, I'd be worried about making Katmai compatible with 3DNow--because by the time Katmai hits the mass market AMD will be WAY ahead in available software. kev, I think next week we'll have a clearer understanding of how much industry support Intel has for KNI. KNI will be a highlight (1 of many) for Intel at the forum. joey

To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (38929)	10/9/1998 3:17:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573092

Kevin - re: 'Furthermore, Katmai at 500 MHz or even 550 MHz will be slower than K7 at 500 MHz. Count on it" Oh, really ? I'll bet AMD even has a few select benchmarks to show that data next week. Have you ordered your K7 system, Kevin? Better order it now - I hear there's a waiting line to get these. Paul

To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (38929)	10/9/1998 3:19:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1573092

<Who cares. If I were Intel, I'd be worried about making Katmai compatible with 3DNow--because by the time Katmai hits the mass market AMD will be WAY ahead in available software.> Funny how Microprocessor Report feels exactly the opposite. Here's a quote from them from their latest article "Katmai Enhances MMX": KNI puts the future of 3DNow in serious jeopardy. Although 3DNow has a software lead, the two extensions are clearly redundant, and KNI is more powerful. With the enormous investment Intel is pouring into software and development tools, and with Katmai deployments going into full swing next year, 3DNow will be hard pressed to hold the attention of software developers. For AMD, Cyrix, and IDT, the best course of action may be to read the handwriting on the wall and modify their next-generation processors to support the KNI architecture. I personally think the best-case scenario for AMD (worst-case for Intel) is a VHS-vs.-Beta type of standards war which will last well into the year 2001. Tenchusatsu