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To: Robert Douglas who wrote (79857)	4/23/1999 2:42:00 PM
From: Jay	Respond to of 186894

Bob "use what they build." Are they only going to stick with what they build? This may be a can of worms: - 1. With the small real difference in x86 CPU speeds, competitors could use CPUs that run at 80% of max speed but typically sell for substantially less. Or even (heaven help us) use K9 chips? 2. Intel would have the advantage in 4-way/8-way servers but is this the type of machine they plan to put in farms? 3. What about Unix (Alpha/Sparc) servers? 4. Lastly, nothing can beat a real mainframe for raw transaction processing power.