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To: NITT who wrote (73722)	2/16/1999 2:01:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors - Three New Pentium III Computers from HP are coming. In addition, new machines from NEC and DELL and IBM and Compaq and Gateway containing our Privacy-Enabled Pentium III are discussed ! Paul {==================================} zdnet.com HP desktop trio embraces PIII By John G. Spooner and Carmen Nobel IT managers can expect a cavalcade of new Pentium III-based desktop PCs to be announced this week when Intel Corp. unveils its latest processor at 450MHz and 500MHz clock speeds. Although many PC makers view the Pentium III as merely a chance to take advantage of the latest speed boost, some, such as Hewlett-Packard Co., will use the CPU to launch entirely new models. HP will announce this week at Intel's Pentium III Preview Day in San Jose, Calif., its new Vectra VEi 8, Vectra VLi 8 and Brio BAX desktop lines, each of which is optimized for the new chip, according to officials. "We're using this opportunity to provide more performance features at a lower price," said Achim Kuttler, a product marketing manager in HP's Commercial Desktop Computing Division, in Grenoble, France. The Vectra VEi 8 comprises desktop models that feature four bays and four slots; a minitower with six bays and six slots; and a new-form-factor, low-profile system that measures only 9 centimeters thick. The VEi 8 models will share a common motherboard and other common components that aim to ease management. HP's Vectra VLi 8 line includes a model with an all-new desktop form factor with four bays and four slots. The Brio BAX line includes a model with a new space-saving microtower form factor. Pricing for the VEi 8 will start at $2,200 for a machine with a 400MHz Pentium II chip, a 6.4GB hard drive and 8MB of video RAM, according to officials at HP's headquarters, in Palo Alto, Calif. Pricing for models equipped with the Pentium III has not been set. Intel officials in Santa Clara, Calif., said they expect new PCs equipped with the Pentium III to start as low as $1,500 and range in price up to more than $2,000. Intel is expected to launch its 500MHz Pentium III Xeon processor, code-named Tanner, for multiprocessor servers next month. Other PC makers planning to announce Pentium III systems this week include the following: IBM will offer the chip in its PC 300GL and PC 300PL product lines, as well as in its IntelliStation workstations. In addition, the Armonk, N.Y., company plans to launch Netfinity servers based on the Pentium III, including an eight-way model based on Intel's Profusion chip set when it becomes available in the second quarter, company officials said. Dell Computer Corp., of Round Rock, Texas, will offer new OptiPlex and Dimension desktops models and PowerEdge servers based on the chip. Houston-based Compaq Computer Corp. and Gateway Inc., of North Sioux City, S.D., will also launch Pentium III-based PCs, servers and workstations, according to officials at both companies. NEC Computer Systems Division, of Mountain View, Calif., will offer Pentium III chips in its PowerMate desktop and Express5800 server lines. Its all-new PowerMate 8100 desktop line will offer the 450MHz and 500MHz Pentium III chips. On the server side, NEC will fit its Express5800 ES1400 with the 450MHz Pentium III. Its Express5800 LS2400 and Express5800 MC2400 models will receive the 450MHz and 500MHz Pentium IIIs.

To: NITT who wrote (73722)	2/16/1999 11:10:00 AM
From: Paul Fiondella	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Sadam Hussein endorses Pentium III In a rare appearance before reporters today and brandishing what he claimed was a new Pentium III chip in the place of his traditional pistol, the Iraqi ruler fired off the opening salvo in what is expected to be a new round in the computer wars in the Mid-East. "Every Iraqi computer must contain a Pentium III", said Sadam, "there will be no exceptions. Every computer in Iraq will be registered and subject to inspection including yours" the Iraqi ruler smiled in the direction of the press. Asked how he would obtain sufficient chips to meet demand, Hussein indicated that his country was open to an arrangement with Intel to begin producing the chip in Iraq. "Our Revolutionary Guards are very good at security. They will do a good job for Intel." Hussein invited Intel's Andy Grove to come visit next time he is in the Mid-east. He indicated that Iraq would have many ways to use the new Pentium III chip that not even Intel's best engineers had given any thought to. Reporters were then invited into a room filled with computers and given sledge hammers as Revolutionary Guards began smashing the old machines with gusto. ------ As quoted from Mideast News Service 2-16-99

To: NITT who wrote (73722)	2/16/1999 2:07:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 186894

<Just don't sit back and let a small handful of people tell the world that you're too stupid to have a CPU ID feature.> Yeah, that's another thing. What if some of us actually want the CPU ID thing? Are we now part of the Big Brother conspiracy? Well, the marketplace will decide anyway whether to support the Intel boycott or not. The anti-Intel folks (cough, cough, Mr. Fiondella, cough cough ... I need a drink of water) will just have another excuse not to buy Intel products, but I don't think their ranks will swell because of a CPU ID. Tenchusatsu