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To: TGPTNDR who wrote (50870)	2/24/1999 7:56:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573921

TGPTNDR, this quote from sharky's page in the Kryotech K6-3-500 review made me question whether there's been a delay in the K7: According to our latest information regarding the AMD K7 500 CPU, buyers will only be offered the initial 500MHz version when the .25mu part ships in low quantities sometime in late July. KryoTech is already drooling with anticipation of the K7 500, and they're already predicting that they'll be able to offer a monstrous "Cool K7 600MHz" machine at that time. In fact, if you believe the AMD-hype machine, A 600MHz K7 with its enhanced super scalar FPU running an application that supports 3DNow! could offer mind bending performance, higher even than Intel's maxed out 550MHz .25mu P3 when running the same ap with SSE support enabled. I don't know where Sharky got his info, but Bob Silvani of AMD stated publicly that "there will be no K7-500." So Sharky's info contradicts your optimistic May-day scenario and the "official line" of AMD which still maintains 1st half 99. And Silvani's (Silvano?) statement sure implies 600 MHz to me. Petz