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To: Paul Engel who wrote (56162)	4/24/1999 2:46:00 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570313

Paul, Application programmers are the ones who write the programs where people learn to shoot automatic weapons indiscriminately at each other. OS programmers are the ones who enable the application programmers to do this. Hardware guys are the ones who enable the application and OS programmers. Of course Jefferson County Colorado's second most famous son (John Hinckley) never had a video game to teach him. Maybe it's the altitude? While I'm rambling, 3D graphics is also used to facilitate the building of safe cars, and the planning of brain surgery. What does it all mean? Scumbria

To: Paul Engel who wrote (56162)	4/24/1999 9:51:00 PM
From: Rob Young	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1570313

Linux is already up and running on Merced, according to Intel CEO Craig Barrett. And putting further flesh on what Microsoft might interpret as some kind of pincer movement strategy, Barrett adds that he expects the low-cost, low-resource StrongARM chip to become optimised for Linux and other (i.e., non-Microsoft) operating systems. But Paul there is a big hole in the Linux/Merced strategy and the Linux/Alpha strategy ought to be a big clue. API (the Samsung folks) are set to announce a < $1000 Linux box in the next week or so. This is a key price point as the young hackers that tend to port over the apps (for free) need iron to work with and now they can get it readily. The major problem for Linux on Merced wannabes is the Merced will be a high-end workstation solution as our friend Linley Gwennap over at MDR points out. $7000-$10000 workstation prices at intro. The low-cost IA64 part is the Deerfield, remember? Slated for late 2001. So maybe Merced/Linux will be positioned against or in lieu of Merced/NT? Probably. Seems the first OS of consequence for the coming out party is Merced/Linux. Then the question becomes, why or who cares? Maybe because Win64 is shipping on Alpha 1Q 2000? Probably. Merced isn't happening in boxes until late next year. Pretty simple to see why Intel is building Datacenters and pushing Linux and bellying up to the Unix bar. Microsoft has left them at the altar. Bill couldn't wait another year, sorry Craig. Hummmm, seems HP is leaving them at the altar also... no future for a Merced in the recently announced N4000. Seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding Merced lately, some caused by their strategic partner HP. "If it isn't good enough for HP for price-performance reasons, who is it good for?" I thought it was rather fast. Can't out-muscle an 8500 in a late 2000 timeframe? Now that is rather lame. Hang in their fellas . . . we only have 18 months of Merced hype left.