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To: Petz who wrote (56804)	4/29/1999 8:19:00 PM
From: Steve Porter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574377

ALL: Can someone please tell me what operating system this 1Gig K7 was running and what apps were running on top of that. If Kryotech managed to get a K7 running at a gig with only (??) -40c cooling this is a very good sign, I think even Yousef would have to agree. WOW.. 1Ghz by the end of the year and commercially available.. also, can I get 2 Super-Gs and build a dual 1 Ghz CPU system???? So many questions, so few answers.. Steve

To: Petz who wrote (56804)	4/29/1999 9:07:00 PM
From: Mani1	Respond to of 1574377

John Re <<an AMD spokesman, Bob Silvano, said there would never be a 500 MHz K7. Company info has always used "above," "greater than," or "+" to indicate this. In this chat session, there was a strong intimation that the initial speed would be 600 MHz. Actually, when you examine his comments, 700 MHz cannot be ruled out.>> I think 500, 550, and 600 makes a lot of sense at the realease date. I stole this from Intel's board. It looks legit, ******************************** By Christopher Grimes NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The mood ranged from guarded optimism to near-despondency at the annual shareholders meeting held by struggling chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) here Thursday. Executives at the Intel Corp. (INTC) rival, which issued three profit warnings in the first quarter before finally posting a $128.4 million loss, told investors to have patience. "What we are trying to accomplish is a very difficult thing to do," said W.J. "Jerry" anders, chairman and chief executive at AMD. "I'm counseling patience." While AMD has made inroads against Intel in the market for low-cost PCs, the company has failed at key moments to produce enough high-speed chips to meet demand. And Intel is pursuing an aggressive campaign to regain lost market share by slashing prices on its low-end Celeron chip. In his remarks, Sanders said the company corrected the production problems that were largely responsible for the big first quarter loss. And he said the company is on track to introduce its next-generation chip, the K-7, in June, running at speeds of 500, 550 and 600 megahertz.** But for at least one shareholder, the company isn't moving quickly enough. Describing himself only as an octogenarian, the shareholder asked Sanders if a turnaround at AMD was near, or if he should simply go out and buy Intel stock. AMD "represents my worst investment," said the shareholder, who left the meeting quickly. "Mine too," said Sanders. "I've invested my life in it." But other investors seemed to agree with Sanders that AMD could one day share the giant computer chip market with Intel. "This should be a good company in three or four years," said Robert Vangor, an AMD shareholder since the 1970s. William Milton, a Wall Street analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman, said he thinks AMD should post a profit by the fourth quarter of 1999. "I think the firm has a good shot at profitability and being a bigger factor in the microprocessor business," said Milton, who rates AMD shares a neutral. "But there's a lot of uncertainty." In the meeting, AMD shareholders named Atiq Raza president and chief operating officer of the company and voted to elect Robert Palmer, the former chief executive of Digital Equipment Corp., to the AMD board of directors. At Digital, Palmer also fought a holy war against Intel, publicly charging the company with patent infringement and abusing monopoly power. In an interview, Palmer said he was "optimistic about (AMD's) chances." "I think AMD has excellent technology, and I think the marketplace would like to have alternatives" to Intel's chips, Palmer said. "I admire the company and the tenacity of the management." Sanders and the AMD board have frequently come under fire from shareholder groups and the press. In its April 26 issue, Fortune Magazine listed AMD as having one of the worst boards of directors, its second straight time on the list. AMD shares recently rose 3/16, or 1.1%, to 16 9/16. The stock is down from a 52-week high of 33, reached Jan. 12. - Christopher Grimes; (201) 938-5253 (END) Dow Jones Newswires 29-04-99 1905GMT (AP-DJ-04-29-99 1905GMT)

To: Petz who wrote (56804)	4/29/1999 9:12:00 PM
From: Yousef	Respond to of 1574377

John, Re: "AMD would be foolish to sell 700 MHz K7's until Intel "answers" a 600 MHz K7 with a 600 MHz Pentium III." So that will be your answer if AMD doesn't "debut" a 700mhz K7, John ?? That is really "stupid" ... AMD could charge a very high selling price for such a CPU AND you think they should wait ?? Brilliant !!! <ggg> Make It So, Yousef

To: Petz who wrote (56804)	4/29/1999 11:32:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574377

Re: "I don't think there's a chance in hell of getting a 600 MHz 0.25µ chip to run at 1GHz just by cooling alone, even "all integer" code. " Considering that Intel's 1 GHz PIII demo was done on .25u material, are you acknowledging then that AMD's process is inherantly inferior to intel's? EP

To: Petz who wrote (56804)	4/30/1999 1:04:00 AM
From: Cirruslvr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574377

Petz - RE: "Many months ago, an AMD spokesman, Bob Silvano, said there would never be a 500 MHz K7. Company info has always used "above," "greater than," or "+" to indicate this. In this chat session, there was a strong intimation that the initial speed would be 600 MHz. Actually, when you examine his comments, 700 MHz cannot be ruled out." Just for the record, there is no Bob Silvano. There is a Silvino Orzoco who works for AMD in California with 3D Now! and who posts sometimes at www.3dnow.net. "Bob" is "Bob". He participated in the chat held last year and he also works for AMD. JC thinks he my be kind of high in the AMD ranks becuase he "knows" many things. Did Kyrotech state anything about availability other than this year?