FLASH - Scientific-Atlanta Sells 100,000 Explorer 2000 Digital Interactive Set-Tops to Time Warner Cable
( biz.yahoo.com
Scientific-Atlanta sees boost from Explorer 2000
(http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/990107/bij.html)
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Here are some of the features:
1) 54-mips Sun MicroSparc RISC processor; handles DES decryption,protocol stacking,memory management, and IP data filtering.
2)Downstream data tuner, upstream data transmitter...Offer Web browsing and email-some of the same services you get with a PC, but with a connection 200 times faster; HTML and JavaScript compatible.
3) Smart Card slot - Order pizza over the tube; use a smartcard (or credit card) to pay for goods, then download more funds onto your smartcard via an input slot on the fron of the box.
4) Memory- 2 Mbytes of ROM, 2 Mbytes of flash memory, and 10 Mbytes of DRAM.
5)Analog and digital TV broadcast tuner -
6) Home-video connectors - S video,SPDIF, basebands, and RF connectors to your TV, VCR and other home electronics.
7) Media processor - Codesigned by Scientific Atlanta, PowerTV, and SGS Thomsons; it decodes MPEG video and audio, as well as Dolby digital.
8) USB port - Plug in peripherals, everything from printers to digital cameras (what about JINI enabled devises!)
9) Earthnet Port - Use your computer to make an IP phone call by piggy backing on the box's built-in cable modem.
I believe the ROM has Sun's JVM or some enhanced version...
Here is a picture: (http://www.sciatl.com/NewsRoom/DigitalPhotos/SUBSCRIBERphotos/t22633-l.jpg)
And another (http://www.sciatl.com/NewsRoom/DigitalPhotos/SUBSCRIBERphotos/t22633-l.jpg)
more photos sciatl.com
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This is very important for SUN! This set-top box contains Sun's 54-mips SunMicroSparc RISC chip and JVM Java software!
It appears that sales are taking off ....well above all estimates.
GO SUN!
EKS
To see the actual PC board and inside of this set-top box, get a copy of December 1998 Wired Magazine and go to page 82. |
