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To: FJB who wrote (42279)	11/26/1998 11:26:00 PM
From: Kevin K. Spurway	Respond to of 1572507

Bob, I think they're changing their strategy as we speak... Especially as AMD intro's faster chips with 3dNow. The K6-3 will be THE gaming chip for most of 1999, unless Intel intro's a KNI equipped Celeron sometime in Q3. Kevinb

To: FJB who wrote (42279)	11/27/1998 12:32:00 AM
From: RDM	Respond to of 1572507

Perhaps both KNI and 3D-Now are not major features for the important part of the market. Changing masks and upgrading processors cost lots of money. High end processors today are low end in 18 months. To move faster throughout the line will only happen if it is important to a large segment of the market. Happy Thanksgiving too all, even the grumpy old men.

To: FJB who wrote (42279)	11/27/1998 12:45:00 AM
From: Brian Hutcheson	Respond to of 1572507

Bob , re. thoughts on KNI only at high end The reason could be cost , correct me if I am wrong but unlike AMD's 20 or so extra instructions (keep it simple approach) , Intel has gone all out with 70+ extra instructions this must have increased complexity and die size . So it could be too costly to produce for a low end product . Brian