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To: Joey Smith who wrote (41248)	11/11/1998 12:42:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571281

Joey, Could you direct me to an article stating that AMD processors were ever considered for this new Compaq line of computers? Jim

To: Joey Smith who wrote (41248)	11/11/1998 12:46:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571281

Joey, Rumors had it that Compaq might go with AMD chips 1. It seems unlikely that AMD currently has the fab capacity required to serve the business marketplace. 2. The consumer and business divisions at Compaq are completely separate units. Scumbria

To: Joey Smith who wrote (41248)	11/11/1998 1:03:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1571281

Joey - Re: "Well, Compaq is going with all Celeron A/PII systems for both desktops and notebooks.." You are correctomundo - I just checked out Compaq's Prosignia WebSite - pure Intel Inside. My guess is two compelling factors entered into the Intel choice: 1. Businesses are the target market & businesses prefer Intel - stability and long term reputation for quality & reliability & performance. 2. JIT - Intel has the PRORVEN manufacturing expertise to deliver CPUs in a Build To Order (BTO) Just in Time (JIT) production program. Paul