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To: Paul Engel who wrote (39269)	10/14/1998 12:36:00 AM
From: Maxwell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573849

High Priest: <<Digital didn't begin the 21264 design until late 1995 or early 1996 - it still hasn't even been formally introduced as of LATE 1998.. How could this guy have designed the 21264 at DEC when he wasn't even there at the time?>> It is difficult to know the real story. Early ground work could have been sketched out well before the team is assembled. Perhaps you could find out more details. Maxwell

To: Paul Engel who wrote (39269)	10/14/1998 12:44:00 AM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 1573849

Re: "This guy Dirk Meyer joined AMD in 1995." AMD "picked up" Vin Dham when he "left" Intel, only to find out that perhaps they didn't get all they bargined for. Why did Dirk leave DEC? Could it be for the same reasons the Vin "left" Intel? For those who weren't following at the time, Vin Dham was in charge of the Pentium project at Intel. Vin "resigned" for "personal reasons" at the same time that the infamous FPU bug cost Intel $500 Million. He then left AMD for "personal reasons" at the same time AMD was suffering yield crashes on the K6. Now I don't know this for sure, I am just asking, could it be that Dirk left DEC for "personal reasons"? EP