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To: Andrew Danielson who wrote (24592)	5/5/1999 5:47:00 PM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Doesn't matter how you get there as long as you get there , to 64 bits Let Cisco demand a 64 bit router from IBM and MOT , but it was AAPL's Steve Jobs who 1st demoed IBM's copper (G 4 ?) PowerPC at NYC Seybold in March '98: " Door opens up for Apple The new design opens up the door for Apple to easily transition to 64-bit processors in its computers, but the work was done at the request of IBM and Motorola customers who are looking at putting more powerful chips in products such as telecommunications equipment, or routers that guide Internet traffic along to its proper destination. In essence, the desktop PC market isn't the driving force behind the changes. "While Book E addresses some needs of Apple, it was done at the request of embedded customers," said Will Swearingen, director of PowerPC marketing for Motorola. "They wanted to see a combined development [the PowerPC] roadmap, and flexibility in how they do business," he noted. news.com Anybody care to parse the real meaning of "they" in Motorolaese ? Jim K.