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"Intel on Wednesday demonstrated....

No doubt the 'droids will insist that AMD has an insurmountable
lead having demo'd working silicon a week earlier than Intel.


I'm thrilled at intel's public demonstration, so not to nit pick, or anything, but so far, I haven't seen any Proof that AMD "demonstrated" anything at all. As I understand it, IDG News Service reported that AMD said they had demonstrated a working chip. I don't recall actually reading about any Journalists that have actually seen this so called "demonstration", and I'm still waiting for ANYONE INDEPENDENT, who can claim they were actually even there for the Demo at all..... except AMD themselves of course. So I guess we just have to "Take thier word for it" (cough).

The question I didn't hear any of these "brilliant Journalists" asking is; "Demonstrated for who? Or to who? The Tooth Fairy? It's the first question I though of, and why no Journalists did? Why you know something..... IMO, There's a fair chance that AMD might have even made the whole thing up.... Just to try and make intel look bad during their Public Demonstration of Dual Core at IDF. Talk is cheap, and so are Press releases. If you have it, show it publicly, but if you don't, then "say" you demonstrated it.


http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/31/HNamddualcore_1.html
By Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has demonstrated the company's first dual-core microprocessors at its Austin, Texas, office, the company said Tuesday.

http://www.eetimes.com/semi/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=46200224
By Peter Clarke
Silicon Strategies
Four of the dual-processing core processors are being put into a Hewlett Packard ProLiant DL585 server for demonstrations being held at the company's Austin facilities, the company said.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040831/305770_1.html
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2004--Today, AMD (NYSE:AMD - News) announces it is demonstrating the industry's first x86 dual-core processor. During demonstrations held at the company's Austin facilities, AMD is showing an HP ProLiant DL585 server powered by four dual-core AMD Opteron(TM) processors manufactured on 90nm silicon-on-insulator process technology.