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To: Paul Engel who wrote (54182)	4/4/1999 8:34:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580368

Re: "The lucrative Server and Workstation segments are now just a dream to AMD - as are profits." I noticed that elsewhere in that article AMD was asked to compare the K7 to Intel's Xeon or the upcoming Coppermine. "PCV: Since the K6-III is intended to compete with the Pentium III, how well does the K7 fit in your product lineup? Is the K7 intended to compete with Intel's Coppermine or Pentium III Xeon? AMD: The K7 will move AMD into the high-end of the PC space. The K7 is designed to deliver performance that is superior to the PIII." This looks like still more backpeddling by AMD. They refuse to compare the K7 performance to Coppermine or even Xeon when confronted with a direct question. What happened to the claim of fastest x86 in the universe? EP

To: Paul Engel who wrote (54182)	4/5/1999 12:36:00 AM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 1580368

Paul, Looking into my crystal ball I can see that you are correct. K7 will sell for about $58, K6-III will sell for $1.25, and PIII will hold steady at $678. AMD will offer an additional 10% discount on purchases of K7's for use in 12-way servers. A 12 way K7 server will sell for about $1000, compared to $179,000 for a similarly configured Xeon system. INTC will split 4 times in the next 2 years and AMD will be trading in the $13-$16 dollar range during that period. AMD's headquarters will be hit by the second Sunnyvale tornado in two years, thereby proving that the first one wasn't really aiming for your house. Scumbria Here is an extra bonus for you: In the 2004 presidential primaries, Dole/Dole will narrowly defeat Bush/Bush. They will in turn be beaten handily by the Democratic (H)Clinton/(M)Lewinsky ticket. Don't forget- my crystal ball did predict the Superbowl score correctly (except for that fluke Atlanta touchdown right at the end.)