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To: Charles R who wrote (57414)	5/6/1999 11:22:00 AM
From: Process Boy	Respond to of 1572945

Charles - < I wonder if CYRX (without the FAB) would be a good addition to AMD.> Sure! Sounds like a spectacular idea. I think AMD should go for it. PB

To: Charles R who wrote (57414)	5/6/1999 11:43:00 AM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 1572945

Re: "I wonder if CYRX (without the FAB) would be a good addition to AMD. " Sure.. They'll just dip into that huge reservor of cash they have from all those wildly successful quarters making tons of money. Seems like a no-brainer to me. EP

To: Charles R who wrote (57414)	5/6/1999 11:59:00 AM
From: Saturn V	Respond to of 1572945

AMD will have a major legal problem with your scenario. About four years ago, Intel and AMD settled all litigation and AMD was allowed to manufacture 486 on the condition that AMD would copy the Intel bus architecture only until Pentium, ie Socket 7. Thus AMD cannot use Socket 370. If they do, AMD's legal expenses will skyrocket !