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To: Joey Smith who wrote (44277)	12/29/1998 5:37:00 PM
From: Maxwell	Respond to of 1572214

Joey Smith: <<KNI will provide value to a much more broader scope of users (hint: Intel will be using the word 'internet' in their marketing strategy).>> Oh no not Intel devious marketing scheme again. If you look at the SIMD functions of 3DNOW and KNI they are very similar. There is nothing that KNI can do that 3DNOW doesn't. The only difference is the implementation. If you are interested in the 3D internet look at Microsoft Chrome. MS said that 3DNOW is good enough for their Chrome software. For the rest, internet demands more bandwidth rather than 3D. <<As for setting a standard, I don't see developers and OEMs urging Intel to support 3D-NOW instructions in their chips...in fact, the reverse will be true. As for bringing value to the consumer, if you're talking about a small niche of hard-core gamers, then I'll give you that one.>> Why should developers and OEMs urging Intel to support 3D-NOW instructions in their chips? They will get SHAFTED by Intel like many others. They are just quietly writing 3DNOW softwares. Without 3D games there are little need of 3D acceleration (except for 3D-CAD but they will use Silicon Graphics). Tell me of the last time you needed 3D acceleration in non-game actvities? You think KNI is going to save the world? <<The goal, obviously, is to do both, but AMD is doing neither. When AMD introduced K6-2, AMD kept bragging that 3D-NOW would allow them to price their chips near parity with Intel chips.>> AMD didn't achieve price parity with Intel as hoped but they forced Intel to use 80% more silicon area (79mm^2 K6-2 vs 150mm^2 CeleronA) to compete with AMD. In essence AMD cost is half of Intel and AMD forced Intel to a lower profit margin. Believe it or not 3DNOW was the crux of AMD success. 3DNOW differentiated AMD chips from Intel chips. 3DNOW led the industry to believe that AMD is a major player and can innovate and compete with Intel. This is extremely important if you are in the business to compete with the monopoly. Maxwell