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To: Rob Young who wrote (56638)	4/28/1999 2:29:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1575556

Rob - Re: " Because with Merced, we are still talking serious vapor. Do we yet know how many transistors? Do we yet know how many integer units? Wattage? " Merced will have FOUR FPU units. You ask about wattage. I take it that the current 21264 Alpha power dissipation doesn't phase you. Do you know what it is - at 500 MHz? At 600 MHz? Paul

To: Rob Young who wrote (56638)	4/28/1999 2:34:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575556

<Costs 1/5 the price (ideal at the "low-end" $2000-$5000 point)> I'm sorry, but I think this is pure bull. I've seen the architecture of the 21364, and while it's ambitious, there's no way on Earth that a 21364 system will be cheaper than a comparable Merced system. What's that $2000-$5000 price point supposed to mean? Low-end 21364 systems? Give me a break. That means Compaq will be selling those Alpha processors at Pentium III levels, which is ridiculous for such a low-volume product. So tell me, what does "1/5 the price" mean, anyway? Processor price? System price? Compaq pulling an AMD and low-balling the 21364's price? On the latest and greatest Alpha? Come on, Rob, Alpha 21364 may be a lot of things, but one thing it isn't going to be is cheap. Tenchusatsu