"Bill Todd" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:<[log in to unmask]>...
> "David Froble" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
> news:3CD0CAA5.1010202@tsoft-inc.com...
> > Hey Bill, do you do anything besides watch for Rob's posts?  I never get
>  to jump
> > on him first.
>
> Actually, it's Rob's posts that seem to jump out at me, and responses have
> become almost automatic since his material doesn't change much.  Of course,
> that can give my responses a certain sameness as well...
>
> Just to break the monotony, I'm thinking of making up a Letterman-style 'top
> ten' list of reasons why we're all still breathlessly awaiting the public
> debut of Itanic 2.  At this rate, EV7 and Hammer may not only be
> embarrassingly faster, but embarrassingly faster to market as well.  And
> (while on the subject of Itanic 2's wondrous performance if and when), I was
> surprised to notice recently that USIII has made it up to 610 in SPECint2K
> performance:  wouldn't it be amusing if after all the "Just wait for
> McKinley!" hype over the past year Itanic *still* turned out to be at the
> back of the pack?
>
> - bill

but when EV8 shows up masquerading as itanic 3 ... your mouth will
drop open ...

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