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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (58981)	5/20/1999 1:43:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583406

Ten, This is, of course, assuming that the P6 core still has gas left in it. It seems to me that you're hoping this isn't the case when you predict the K7 will surpass the P6 in MHz. That should happen within a few weeks. Scumbria

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (58981)	5/20/1999 1:55:00 PM
From: Charles R	Respond to of 1583406

Tenchusatsu, "Or maybe AMD is sandbagging?" The rumormill indicates speedgrades well above what AMD is publicly talking about. If the rumors are right, they are about to get to the target a year ahead of time. But, AMD's past record is not stellar so I take it with a grain (or more) of salt. Even if AMD gets to the mark, it would also be very difficult to ascertain any of the speed grades until they are released. Before the PIII days, Intel used to have chips working internally 2-3 speed grades ahead and would phase them in only on a well defined time scale. As a leader they could afford it. Assuming the rumors are true, it may be AMDs turn to play that game - i.e., release chips one or two speed grades ahead of competition but not more. Chuck