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To: t2 who wrote (74773)	2/27/1999 6:08:00 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 186894

Marketing headaches Intel launched its long-awaited Pentium III chip, but continued to encounter marketing headaches caused by an ID feature meant to facilitate, of all things, e-commerce. Privacy advocates worry it could used for nefarious purposes. IBM, Dell, and Gateway said they will ship computers with a secure method of turning the feature off. At a developer's conference, Intel claimed a speed record for desktop processors in demonstrating a chip that reached 1002 Mhz. But much of the conference was devoted to plans for notebooks, including the company's "Geyserville" technology, which allows portables to operate at a lower power state when running on batteries. Advanced Micro Devices countered by unveiling its 400-Mhz K6-III, and announced K6-2 and K6-III design wins with IBM, Compaq, and Gateway, the latter for the first time. The K6-III costs significantly less than the Pentium III. Palm Computing launched its newest handheld devices, the Palm IIIx and the Palm V, at a critical juncture for the company--even though Palm is the established leader in the handheld space. Systems based on Microsoft's Windows CE operating system, which feature color displays, are expected to make serious gains in the near future. Be chief executive Jean-Louis Gassee said he would offer PC makers the company's operating system software for free, providing they configured the machine so that the BeOS is an initial interface choice a user sees when he or she fires up the computer.