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To: Maxwell who wrote (40537)11/1/1998 9:41:00 AM
From: Cirruslvr  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573866
 
Anyone know if this correct for Intel's '99 notebook roadmap?

300MHz Pentium MMX - Q1 '99
233+ Celeron (on chip L2 cache, 128KB?)- Q1? '99
PII (512K L2 cache) - available now
Dixon (256KB on chip L2 cache) - Q2? '99
Coppermine (.18 process, 256KB on chip L2 cache, and KNI) - 2H '99

How will Intel market the Celeron at lower processor grades (not performance-wise) at the same time as the 300MHz Pentium MMX? Consumers usually go for the higher number, so Intel will need strong convincing. Will mobile PII be discontinued when Dixon comes out, or will it stick around until Coppermine and then disappear? This "segmentation", while it looks good on paper, may confuse customers.

BTW, I got the speed grades from an old news.com article



To: Maxwell who wrote (40537)11/1/1998 11:13:00 AM
From: DRBES  Respond to of 1573866
 
I TOTALLY AGREE! BUT THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF IF'S BETWEEN HERE AND THERE!

Regards,

DARBES



To: Maxwell who wrote (40537)11/1/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: nihil  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573866
 
RE: Intel earn an extra billion

Probably, if 99 is as good as it looks. Besides, it doesn't have to, since it doesn't owe a billion long term as tiny AMD does. As to investing in a mutual fund, do you have any in mind that would earn 25%? Poor old Intel just invests in cats and dogs like Micron and gets a 10 percent return in a few weeks. Maybe Intel should invest a few hundred million in AMD (and get a seat on the board too!).