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To: John Koligman who wrote (68561)	11/14/1998 2:01:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul and all, regarding PCI-X: The other day, I just learned more about the proposed PCI-X architecture. Here are some points that I feel is worth mentioning: - Intel is currently reviewing the PCI-X spec and proposing revisions here and there. - The maximum speed of PCI-X is 133 MHz, although if you have two slots on one PCI-X bus, the speed goes down to 100 MHz, and with four slots, 66 MHz. (Personally, I wonder what the value of a 133 MHz bus is if all you can have is only one device on that bus. We already have AGP 4x coming out soon.) - PCI-X includes protocol enhancements like split read transactions and extended attributes to improve real-vs.-theoretical throughput ratios. - Compaq is pushing for completion of the spec by 4/99 with first product to appear in late 99. This is considered to be a very aggressive schedule, and as we saw from the article that John Koligman posted, Compaq could have some ulterior motives behind such a push, e.g. competing with Dell. - It's not clear how Intel's NGIO fits into the picture. No one is saying that the choice between PCI-X and NGIO is a question of "either-or." But I can see ugly business politics entering this picture, and that worries me. Tenchusatsu