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Technology Stocks : ATI Technologies in 1997 (T.ATY) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carnac who wrote (3290)	4/30/1999 5:54:00 PM
From: NTT	Respond to of 5927

>>>a low-cost CPU with separate powerful 3D/graphics/video hardware engine is the right solution, not low-power CPU with moderate media performance. Skimp on system memory, CPU speed, hard disk, etc. Cut costs there.<<< I'll agree with you there, as well as your take on what the machines primary uses will be. But only because I feel that the two are radically different and should not be tied into each others rate of progression. On the other hand, a low end system is not as tied to having the very latest whiz bang performance. As such, integrating the two isn't necessarily a bad idea if you can pump out a chip with good all round performance because it will have a decent lifespan. As far as cost reduction goes, there's no question that even saving $25 in silicon is a huge deal, especially when it also reduces all the glue components and motherboard real estate. >>>reason for brining up byte muxer: just because Intel or AMD or ATI patents it now, doesn't mean there isn't prior art or already public domain.<<< Right. And I think that half the motivation for ATI buying out chromatics was its intellectual property. In other words, protect yourself before someone else patents it and runs you through the grinder.