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To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (58038)	5/13/1999 1:13:00 PM
From: Yougang Xiao	Respond to of 1573076

<<When asked whether IBM might collaborate with Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Mr. Gerstner said IBM would pursue a deal with AMD if "we can make money on" it. He said IBM might look to produce some semiconductors for AMD, but said such a move doesn't presage a move by IBM to challenge Intel Corp. "We're not going to fight that old war," he said. IBM and AMD negotiated a deal in early 1998 under which IBM would have served as an alternative manufacturer of AMD's K6 microprocessors. As it turned out, AMD's own plants were able to produce enough of those chips to meet customer demand. An AMD spokesman yesterday wouldn't comment on any specific plans regarding IBM, but said "we've worked very closely with IBM in the past and will continue to do so.">> interactive.wsj.com

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (58038)	5/13/1999 1:58:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1573076

<WOW! That's a +50% increase in performance. MS must be heavily using 3DNow! in their new games.> Not really. Back when the K6-2 w/ 3DNow! was released, Tom's Hardware measured an 87% increase in Quake II on a Voodoo2, and a 66% increase in 3D Winbench 98 on an old Riva128: tomshardware.com The comparison was between a K6-2 and a K6, both running at 300 MHz, both on a 100 MHz bus. Now almost a year has gone by since that intro of the K6-2, and some web site decides to perform the same comparison again to demonstrate a 50% improvement? And this test was performed using the latest drivers from Nvidia? (The web site was even using a K6-2 CXT core underclocked to 300 MHz. When Tom did his original 3DNow! review, the CXT wasn't available.) Pardon me if I feel underwhelmed. Tenchusatsu