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To: Maxwell who wrote (41837)	11/19/1998 9:05:00 PM
From: Yousef	Respond to of 1572778

Maxwell, Re: "Speaks for yourself. Don't you have anything to contribute ..." Yes Maxwell, I do have something to contribute ... I have heard (from Austin) that the Copper damascene process that AMD got from Motorolo, doesn't work !! Many integration problems. <hint,hint ... wink,wink> What do you know about this "disaster" in the making ?? Make It So, Yousef

To: Maxwell who wrote (41837)	11/19/1998 9:30:00 PM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572778

Maxwell, Re: "Speaks for yourself. Don't you have anything to contribute ..." Well here is another interesting contribution, Maxwell --> infoworld.com "AMD's K6-2, Windows 95 incompatibility confirmed Posted at 10:55 AM PT, Nov 19, 1998 An incompatibility between Windows 95 and Advanced Micro Devices K6-2 processors running at 350-MHz or faster can keep systems from booting, AMD officials confirmed on Thursday. According to a notice posted on AMD's Web site, starting Windows 95 OSR2, OSR2.1, or OSR2.5 on a computer with an AMD K6-2 processor running at 350-MHz or faster may result in one of three error messages. Device IOS failed to initialize. ... Windows Protection Error. ... You must reboot your computer. ... Windows Protection Error. ... You must reboot your computer. "This problem is very intermittent at 350-MHz, but occurs more often at higher speeds," according to the notice." Not good news, IMHO. Make It So, Yousef