Intel Warns of PIII Shortages in February

Intel has sent a letter throughout its distribution channel outlining its plans for shipping the Xeon 800MHz, and the rest of its processor family. Stating that "We are continuing to ramp production on the [processor] manufacturing process as quickly as possible but Pentium III processor supply will be very limited," especially in February, Intel stressed that supply will be very tight. Intel also outlined a price drop in the Celeron family of processors, beginning on February 27, 2000, as the shipment of the 800MHz PIII for desktops is slated to begin later in the first quarter of this year.