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To: Scumbria who wrote (51634)	3/4/1999 12:35:00 PM
From: wily	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573069

>>I would have to say that the author does not know what he is talking about.<< Huh. That was an alternative I hadn't considered. He seemed kinda smart. Can't argue with your numbers, though. wily

To: Scumbria who wrote (51634)	3/4/1999 12:43:00 PM
From: d e conway	Respond to of 1573069

<< that means they began the design process in January,1988 >> If you meant January 1998, the answer is.....> they started K7 project well before that, me thinks. regards, Dan

To: Scumbria who wrote (51634)	3/4/1999 1:34:00 PM
From: Ali Chen	Respond to of 1573069

Scumbria, < to say that the author does not know what he is talking about.> I totally agree. Plus the whole thing looks like a low-quality journalism: the kid definitely mixes up what he thinks (and what he has heard so far from other kid's stories) with what Mr. Weber actually said in the lecture.

To: Scumbria who wrote (51634)	3/4/1999 5:29:00 PM
From: RDM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573069

How long would you say the K7 would likely have taken to first silicon? I am familiar with a VLIW processor, not x86 or close, that has taken two years so far and even though they have had silicon, it is not really first silicon on the completeness of what I suspect they had hast June for the K7. Thus for this 170 sq.mm chip it will likely be two and one half years for a first complete .25 micron part to be built. Partial feature chips were built after 18 months. Radical archictecture parts such as this may take more time because of the non conventional aspects to the design, or less, I do not know. What you you think Scumbria for an modern competetive X86 design, such as the K8. How long should it take them to design it?