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To: Charles R who wrote (57958)	5/12/1999 1:14:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572605

Chuck, I have concluded that the PC prices will stay at current levels until there is a new aggressive player at the low end I believe that Cyrix/NSM will be more than happy to fill any void at the low end. As they bring up the 0.18u manufacturing of PCOAC, $200 should be a profitable price point. Scumbris

To: Charles R who wrote (57958)	5/12/1999 2:08:00 PM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572605

Charles, Re: "I will tell you where my head is ... if AMD moves substantial amount of production to the mid-range or high-end ..." Chuckles ... I'm very "tempted" to respond in a way that could have me removed from SI. <ggg> BTW, AMD has already tried your suggestion ... The K6-2 400mhz, K6-2 450mhz, and K6-3 450mhz were supposed to get AMD into the mid-range. AMD had "process problems" with each of these that limited the volume and accounted for a "disasterous" Q1 loss ... remember ?? In fact, the K6-3 450mhz is very rare these days ... Almost like finding a new species, IMHO. Now everyone is expecting the K7 to come to the rescue ... With larger die size and the need to push frequency to 600mhz, AMD will also have limited delivery/supply of these parts as well ... I mean, who really does want a 400mhz K7 ?? Maybe only Scumbria. <ggg> Make It So, Yousef