That's the whole point. Merced is the river that flows through the Yosemite
valley, pristine, beautiful and powerful. The name like the river invokes a
sense of swift moving reality. Itanium means nothing, invokes nothing and
apparently delivers nothing.

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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
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Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 2:04 PM
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Subject: Re: Merced get's a new name


Re:

> Intel announced it is now Itanium, because it somehow has something to do
> with the Internet now.

Sounds better than what I've been calling the chip:

   Unobtainium

:)

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