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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (53556)	3/26/1999 10:19:00 PM
From: Mani1	Respond to of 1584312

I e-mailed Gateway inquiring about AMD K62 400 and K62 450. I also asked about K6 III's. Here is what they wrote back, ************************************* Dear Mani Thank you for your interest in Gateway. We are currently working on 7 to 10 days for delivery of those systems. As far as the K6-III due to company policy I am unable to discuss future products or services prior to official press releases. Thank you for your time. Carlos Brittain Gateway Inc. Internet Sales Support 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday to Friday ************************************* I guess they are currently building AMD based systems and they soon will announce a system based on K6 III. I wonder if they will advertise it for business use. Mani

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (53556)	3/26/1999 10:25:00 PM
From: Yousef	Respond to of 1584312

Jim, Re: "Fuchi was a great guy. Really a visionary ..." I'm sorry Jim, but I don't agree ... Fuchi (like "Ol Hutch" and others) just HYPE'd AMD/Cyrix. He used to say something about Intel going to $20 and Cyrix going to $200 ... Problem is, he got it "bass-ackwards". I'm sure there are a number of people that "believed" Fuchi and they got ... "Fuchi'ed". <ggg> Re: "So if Intel can get 80% yields, the design must be easier to make than AMDs 60%" This isn't necessarily so, Jim ... Intel has better process control (tm Yousef) as well as lower defect density. Both of these components actually give Intel a large manufacturing edge without considering the actual design. Make It So, Yousef