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To: Paul Engel who wrote (48154)	2/2/1999 6:50:00 PM
From: RDM	Respond to of 1580614

abcnews.go.com Computer Shipments Rebound 15 Percent Quarterly Growth Over a Year Ago N E W Y O R K, Jan. 29 — Market researchers say worldwide personal computer shipments picked up their pace in the fourth quarter to grow 15 percent over a year ago, salvaging a year that began with an inventory glut and struggled with economic turmoil in many emerging markets.

To: Paul Engel who wrote (48154)	2/2/1999 7:00:00 PM
From: RDM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580614

The reference below describes IBMS new RS/6000 "mainframe". Note that they sell 10,000 of the dual processor boxes per year. Is this Alpha territory? Does AMD want this type of business? abcnews.go.com S O M E R S, N.Y., Feb. 1 — International Business Machines today unveiled a more powerful supercomputer that is part of IBM's plan to extend the use of what it calls “Deep Computing” by business users. ....... . ...... Scalable According to Tasks The SP is a scalable system made up of building blocks called nodes, which can function alone or work with hundreds of other nodes. The system allows researchers to throw massive amounts of data-processing capacity at single tasks, or divide the processing power to handle a range of less intensive work. The next generation RS/6000 chip has a retail price of $56,160 for a two-way node, according to an IBM spokesman. As of this month, IBM has shipped more than 5,500 SP systems, with more than 55,000 nodes included, in the five-and-a-half years since the SP first was introduced.