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To: Maxwell who wrote (41628)	11/17/1998 1:28:00 AM
From: kash johal	Respond to of 1575426

Maxwell, >Re:If it is so cool then why AMD and Intel don't do it? Because it is >not cost feasible. It is expensive and I would not want a noisy >compressor sitting on my table. It is good for servers because it >demands the highest performance and can be located at remote >place. I just checked out there web-site, guys are from NCR and have grown from 5 to 50 in last 2 years. Original core technology was developed between NCR and INTEL! Cost of cool K6-500 is $1695 for bare bones system. I guess the cost of the cooler in in $500-800 range in low volumes, should drop considerably if they hit any volumes, I would imagine. It would seem to me that a K7 would run $2K - lets say $3500 for a loaded workstation. I hope Compaq or somebody picks them up and really pushes the hell out of the product. I thinks that would be a pretty compelling story if a major player picked them up. They would never ship tens of millions but it sure would enable some-one to run 35% ahead of the competition and differentiate their products. Regards, Kash