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To: unclewest who wrote (13952)	1/21/1999 9:33:00 AM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

When the generally acknowledge thread guru (Paul Engel) on the INTC thread was asked: "The biggest change being considered for the 1999 roadmap is a proposal to shift completely to a two-year technology cycle for 70% generation shrinks instead of the historical three-year cycles, something that has been the basis of Moore's law since the 1970s."<< How do you think this impacts Direct Rambus? He responded: bp - Re: "How do you think this impacts Direct Rambus? " Computers will get FASTER at a "FASTER RATE". This essentially accelerates the speed game, bringing forward in time the need for higher performance support circuitry - Chip Sets, Main Memory (RAMBUS), graphics chips, I/O controllers, etc. Thus, RAMBUS should grow at a faster rate SOONER than they otherwise would have - assuming their technology remains dominant. Paul Message 7381748

To: unclewest who wrote (13952)	1/21/1999 10:23:00 AM
From: Robert Grist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Embbedded systems have Real-Time operating systems (if any operating system at all). Examples of UNIX like real time systems are PSOS, Microware OS9 and WIND (Wind River Systems) Basically they are stripped down software environments that enable a programmer to develop the program for an embedded product. (Your microwave has an embedded System. Given a quick perusal of the Companies background (Operating System Software Emulation) ,, JENE is a small Real Time Operating System that will compile and execute programs written in JAVA. A patent on such a concept / product seems to me to be a real stretch. Anyone could front end any Real Time Operating System to handle JAVA, even code developed entirely in Assembly Language (Effectively no operating system) could be developed to handle a subset of the JAVA command set. Sorry this isn't very clear ... hope it helps a little Bob