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To: Maxwell who wrote (43462)	12/15/1998 5:41:00 PM
From: Pravin Kamdar	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572931

Maxwell, Are the following results due to Katmai's FPU or due to KNI? Lighting & Transformation Katmai/500 63,3 Pentium II/500* 36,3 K6--2/400 36,4 Whereas integer performance may not have improved, the numerical performance is exceedingly fast. The K7 will have to live up to expectations to match this performance. Pravin.

To: Maxwell who wrote (43462)	12/15/1998 7:08:00 PM
From: Joey Smith	Respond to of 1572931

re:Katmai Sucks.....Get ready for the Intel marketing blitz with regards to KNI instructions. Intel chips have them....AMD chips don't. 3DNOW! has failed with regards to distinguishing between AMD and INTEL chips. Katmai won't fail.... joey

To: Maxwell who wrote (43462)	12/15/1998 8:53:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572931

Re: "Katmai Sucks: gamespot.co.uk; Really Maxwell? Did you even bother to read the article? "Katmai began to reveal its full capabilities with specially optimised software. The first demonstration test at Comdex showed that the KNI, especially in conjunction with video, delivers an extremely impressive performance." "The first tests conducted by PC Professionell in Germany showed that Katmai had a great deal to offer in 3D performance. In these tests the levels within the 3D pipeline were examined relating specifically to the performance of the processor and not to the graphics card." "Katmai, compared with a Pentium II and a K6-2/400, clearly demonstrated a better performance in the 3D Pipeline levels examined. The games of the future will be equipped with more than one light source and the superiority of the Katmai processor will be confirmed by this." Consistent with your usual posts, you completely misunderstood the article. EP