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To: Elmer who wrote (40578)	11/1/1998 7:01:00 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573678

Elmer, Off Topic You keep using this word "foil" with respect to the K7? What does that mean in the context in which you are using it? The dictionary definitions of foil seem unrelated even in metaphorical terms. Thanks for any help. Bob

To: Elmer who wrote (40578)	11/1/1998 9:58:00 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573678

EP, <K7 is stuck with very high, expensive pincount,> Could you enlighten us exactly how high is the K7 pinout? Does it ever come to your analytical mind that your assumptions may not be quite true? <expensive chipsets possibly with multiple versions,> Of course, it is highly economical to build single-CPU systems with a highly-redundant SMP-capable (and therefore slower) "universal" chipset, very true :[ <The Intel P6 bus has none of these problems.> There were many other busses without problems except one - they ran at 1-10MHz... <The on die L2 greatly reduces processor pin count, reducing packaging cost and equipment cost and increasing performance.> Wow, what a revelation! You must be in strategic marketing, bud. You only forgot who has a better technology to built dense caches for smaller silicon footprint... <Ali, you're just getting more and more confused as time goes by.> Sure, what else can a screwdriver do against highly acquainted individuals like youself? - he-he-he:)