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To: A. A. LaFountain III who wrote (60540)	6/4/1999 9:43:00 AM
From: Scot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572172

Thread: I haven't seen this posted. Especially note the comments on k6-2 inventory....... -Scot sharkyextreme.com <begin quote> AMD K7: The X-Files Busy bodies that we are, today's report from Computex kicks off with AMD, the company that delivers the goods better than an English Milk float (basically it's never on time but really does get there in the end). Yes, we managed to locate an AMD KX (X- stands for a number between six and eight) and were also able to meet with AMD behind closed doors (you know top-secret stuff etc.). While we cannot say that we saw a KX at AMD, what we can talk about is the K7 that was discussed elsewhere. Having met with key sources close to AMD, we have heard (consistently) the following items of interest. Although the CPU is already sampling (albeit in small quantities), currently only three motherboard manufacturers, including ASUS, GigaByte and FIC have been chosen as tier-one partners to manufacture slot-A based motherboards for the K7. At this time all three of the chipsets (from VIA, SiS and ALI) aren't yet stable or mature enough. Therefor, according to OEMs, the only working chipsets currently are actually made by AMD's own engineers and in-house. In fact, the first round of motherboards for the K7 will most likely harbor an AMD chipset. It would be a pity for AMD if K7 support were to be wafer thin. A working K7 in excess of 550MHz will pack quite a punch… As we said in our last report, we've seen a working K7 (a good thing indeed) and were left optimistic about the performance. Once again, the worries seem to sit firmly with AMD's track record for not being able to deliver. It didn't exactly inspire us with confidence when virtually all (apart from the three mentioned above) the Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers revealed that they currently did NOT have a Slot-A based product in the works. Even if the second round of OEMs were to get in on the act today, the market still won't be awash with Slot-A based mainboards. The Bad Time for another trip to Trumpton and along the windy road down to rumorville now… We were told by several key sources close to AMD that the company has currently gotten themselves into to a spot of bother with their K6-2 CPU. AMD has in the past been known for having serious supply troubles and for not being able to match demand when releasing a new CPU. Since having released the K6-2, AMD has apparently tried to reverse their strategy and match production to their own forecasted demand. They currently produce two million units per month and so far have produced roughly six million K6-2s. Unfortunately for them (and as rumor has it) they've only been able to sell 2.5million. Blame can surely fall upon Intel's Celeron sales having been so strong in Q2 of '99. As we said, the above information was given to us by sources outside of AMD and we did indeed put it straight to AMD, who at the time declined to comment but promised to get back to us soon with an official line. We'll let you know…

To: A. A. LaFountain III who wrote (60540)	6/4/1999 2:53:00 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Respond to of 1572172

Tad - RE: "It's just a personal prediliction, but I tend to substantially discount anything I read on a website that uses a black background." Picky, picky! I prefer any relatively dark colored background. It's easier on the eyes.

To: A. A. LaFountain III who wrote (60540)	6/6/1999 12:06:00 PM
From: DRBES	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572172

re: "It's just a personal predilection, but I tend to substantially discount anything I read on a web-site that uses a black background. My belief is that anyone dumb enough to use such a user-hostile color scheme is probably too stupid to do a worthwhile job with something more inherently difficult such as reporting and interpreting news. - Tad LaFountain " At last I have found a subject, fortunately not of great substance, where we disagree very fundamentally. I have usually found the color scheme of white on a black background to correlate very well with a high level of intelligence on the part of the source. I find it to be striking, easy to read, and it brings emphasis more easily to the points of note. I respect your opinion greatly, and I will attempt to measure in the future any negative (pun intended) attributes associated with such a color scheme. Warm and sincere regards, DARBES