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To: Yougang Xiao who wrote (59852)	5/27/1999 8:40:00 PM
From: Yougang Xiao	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573922

Mystery solved. That K6-3-500 is real, and actually shipping. It looks like it's not going to be announced officially for a while (my gut tells me mid-June), but volume shipments on this current process (which is still quarter micron, I believe, but tweaked up a little) are indeed planned for the vaguely near future. I got some more info on it, but I have to see first if I can throw it all up to ya, and I'm digging for some more info. Also, I presume that though the K6-3-500 is north of $400, it may be affected when it hits volume (perhaps when AMD drops prices across the line next month?) much like the 450 was. Sources inside AMD reportedly remarked "Doh!" when asked about the new Sharptooth part. jc-news.com

To: Yougang Xiao who wrote (59852)	5/27/1999 8:54:00 PM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573922

Yougang, "Jerry did say in Q1 CC that K7 boxes from tier one OEM(s) will appear in retail as early as in July." Yes, I remember. I am trying to understand the QA aspects of releasing a totally new beast and supply side issues of the channel a little better. It appears that OEMs now have enough material to go through their prototype and QA builds. Now the question becomes, how long does it take for them to qualify the final version and how long will it take from the time they say "go" to seeing product at the end of product line. And, from there to reaching the customer (here Dell/Gateways of the world differ from Compaq/IBM/HPs of the world) Chuck