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To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (45575)	1/12/1999 11:36:00 AM
From: Ali Chen	Respond to of 1573857

Kevin, <He has a problem with AMD selling 66 MHz rated chips.> There is a significant body of fake K6 chips, right after AMD had a breakthrough in yields and performance. After that AMD has changed ink-printed markings to etched marks, which are much harder to counterfeit. I think Europe is infested, as usual, with this bootleg scum to much higher extent, therefore Tom's problems. Regards, - Ali

To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (45575)	1/12/1999 1:13:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1573857

<2) He has a problem with AMD selling 66 MHz rated chips. Doesn't Intel do that with the Celeron? Aren't there a lot of people out there with socket 7 mobos that don't support 100 MHz bus speeds that might want a faster processor with SIMD? Moreover, it's not like AMD is selling these chips and claiming they work at 100 MHz.> The difference is that the K6-2 really needs that 100 MHz bus in order to run at its fullest potential. (Then again, overclockers will say the same thing about the Celeron 300A.) Also, it's not like every socket 7 motherboard can support the K6-2. The K6-2 isn't the K6-Overdrive, you know. <Sounds like someone at AMD snubbed Tom and he's annoyed. So he continues to kiss Intel's *ss.> It seems that Tom's mood changes with the wind. Just several months ago, he was worshipping at the altar of K7 and suggesting that investors sell off their Intel shares and buy AMD. Those who heeded his advice would have missed Intel's recent run-up from the 90's into the 130's, so it's a good thing that Tom isn't considered a stock guru. Tenchusatsu