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To: BillyG who wrote (34750)7/28/1998 5:52:00 PM
From: Ron Mayer   of 50808
 
New Microsoft-Intel Spec Buries ISA, CD-ROM

techweb.com
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New Microsoft-Intel Spec Buries ISA, CD-ROM
(07/28/98; 4:08 p.m. ET)
By Andy Patrizio, TechWeb

Microsoft and Intel have finalized the PC 99 specification -- a baseline definition for design recommendations for PCs that will begin shipping next year.

PC 99 spells the end of two familiar technologies -- CD-ROM and the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus. The spec is co-authored by Microsoft and Intel, but has been reviewed by more than 200 independent hardware vendors.

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The CPU speed is not confined to Intel chips. It can also apply to Advanced Micro Devices and Cyrix chips. Storage and 2-D video is not dictated, but the spec does call for replacing CD-ROM drives with DVD-ROM drives and for supporting digital broadcast TV.

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