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To: Don Westermeyer who wrote (58)	7/17/1997 8:18:00 PM
From: AJ Berger	of 70

NEC Joins Intel's Arcade Initiative July 16, 1997 While Intel has to this point only been using 3Dfx Obsidian-class processors in its open arcade demos, NEC's PowerVR will soon be joining the party. Intel's Open Arcade Architecture Forum (OAA Forum) now has a new member in the form of NEC. The OAA Forum is intended to promote the development of compatible, high end hardware and software based upon a reference platform for arcade machines proposed by Intel at CGDC earlier this year. As one would expect, the underlying technologies for the specification come from Intel (specifically Pentium 2 and AGP) but NEC's involvement is expected to be as one of many 3D technology manufacturers whose hardware will be used in potential machines. "This cooperative effort will bring to the consumer a heightened gaming and entertainment experience, complete with superior graphics and unrivaled end-user interaction," said Shigeki Matsue, president and CEO for NEC Electronics. The Intel specification itself doesn't prescribe any specific 3D technologies but merely sets forth minimum requirements (in terms of fill rate and triangle generation). NEC's PowerVR technology is expected to used in arcade machines as early as Q4 `97. Sources have indicated that new PowerVR hardware (Highlander) will be used in arcade tests as early as this Christmas while projects using existing technology (scaled up PCX-based units) are already being explored.

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