Author: Eugene Nalimov
Date: 18:14:49 02/15/00
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On February 15, 2000 at 20:13:13, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >On February 15, 2000 at 17:50:06, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>However, Intel chips do work. AMD chips sometimes work. They make their share >>of mistakes (PII-compatible when they are most definitely not, for example). > >I don't know about "sometimes working." For every Athlon bug, I'm sure I can >point to an equivalently serious PIII bug. How about those CuMines that Intel >shipped that had to be turned on multiple times before they started working? >That sounds like the epitome of "sometimes working" to me. Heh. > >>The profit comes from businesses and repeat customers. I notice that hardly >>any major corporations use AMD processors in their office machines. Which makes > >I think this tune might change. Imagine being an IT person responsible for >purchasing several hundred computers. You can either buy PIII/800s that will be >shipped an undetermined number of months from now, or Athlon/850s, that are >cheaper and can be shipped immediately... And the simplest solution for that IT person would be to buy PIII/650 or something like that... >AMD's sales in January were as high as they were in December. Things are >_definitely_ picking up for them. > >Next year, consumers will have a choice between the Itanium and the >Sledgehammer. I sure know which one I'd choose. From what I know I'd prefer McKinley... Eugene >>>BTW, Bob, I don't appreciate the snide little phrases that preface your posts. >>>Like "Tom, please." and "Tom, read my lips carefully." Do you really need to >>>make condescension part of your debate strategy? Hmmmm.... >>Wasn't intending it to be condescending... only a way of emphasizing a point >>that is easy to miss. Sorry... > >Well, please don't do it any more. I can read perfectly fine. > >-Tom
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