"Douglas M. Shubert" wrote: > > looks like Intel is benching the Itanium to the UltraSparc II. > http://www.intel.com/eBusiness/products/ia64/overview/bm012101.htm > That SPECfp2000 of 711 is king of the hill at the moment it appears. The SPECint2000 is a tad slow at 404. I suspect the prices won't be palatable though. Wes