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To: Bob Duclos who wrote (3870)	9/22/1998 2:37:00 PM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (1) of 8218

IBM Japan reveals 2 TV set-top PowerPC boxes with 3.4g hard drive Supports JAVA but does not disclose OS , for both digital satellite and cable signals , with data download from satellite : " September 22, 1998 (TOKYO) -- IBM Japan Ltd. exhibited a set-top box with an embedded hard disk drive (HDD) at the IBM Fair '98 held in Makuhari, near Tokyo, from Sept. 16-18. There are two types of boxes, one for communication satellite (CS) digital broadcasting and another for digital cable TV broadcasting. Both types use a 2.5-in. HDD with 3.2GB of storage. No output terminals are provided for either type. " nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com Though this initial model's I/O is very limited , IBM seems to be recommending its processing capabilities suggesting use of JAVA and HTML . Jim K.

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