Author: Aaron Gordon
Date: 15:42:29 10/03/02
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On October 03, 2002 at 17:08:56, Rajen Gupta wrote: > >>>you probably do know that intel has a hammer equivalent in the form of "YAMHILL" >>>which they could produce whenever they felt like, if they find the P4 is lagging >>>behind. And this will be produced on a 0.09 micron process which agin will put >>>AMD between the proverbial Scylla and Charybdes or as the yanks would say >>>between a rock and a hard place > >>>rajen >>> >>>in any case AMD is in a "lose lose" situation. Go to the <www.businessweek.com> >>>to read about AMD's financial problems if you dont believe me. >>> >>>rajen >> >>How do you know they could produce it "whenever they like"? Intel's Prescott >>will have x86-64 support built into the chip but it will be disabled. >and could be enabled whenever they felt like Can't enable something on a cpu that doesn't exist. :) >>Plus it's just now getting into the silicon stage. No way it'll be mass produced any time >>real soon. >> >>Also take a look at this... >>http://www.vanshardware.com/articles/2002/06/020620_Intel_To_Dump_Yamhill/020620_Intel_To_Dump_Yamhill.htm > >vans hardware like the company it is talking about is already singing its death >song. >http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=5141 Just because Vanshardware is shutting down doesn't mean what he's saying isn't true. >>Also let me remind you. There are *MANY* single/dual/quad opteron/clawhammer >>systems out there now that AMD is sending to developers and various companies >>(like Dell) to evaluate. > >my answer to you is; have a look at this >http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=5696 The Inquirer has misreported information before so this wouldn't be the first time. As I said before many companies are receiving Hammer chips as well as various developers. >> >>I do hope Intel comes out with something that can match the Hammer at least a >>while after the Hammer is released. The more AMD and Intel have cpu price wars >>with eachother the more we (consumers) win. :) > >I entirely agree with you about price wars and consumer choice and the last few >yrs have been good; but AMD as everyone knows has tremendous expertise in >snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. It has been demonstrating this trick >pretty convincingly this year and about to about to repeat this trick-and for >the last time i'm afraid-and we'll soon return to the ers of £1000 processors >with 1 speed upgrade evry year > >rajen
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