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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (4874)	7/31/1999 5:10:00 PM
From: ftth	Respond to of 12823

Hi Frank, here's a bit more related info, including a new link to a venture for the same group called 'magicast.' This is new within the last couple months (unless I happened to miss it previously). The group has a patent (US05617541), though I haven't read it carefully. icsi.berkeley.edu icsi.berkeley.edu ncal.verio.com ncal.verio.com Interesting stuff.

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (4874)	8/1/1999 12:49:00 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 12823

EarthLink Ends Access Deal With PC Maker Microworkz July 30, 1999 WSJ PASADENA, Calif. -- EarthLink Network Inc. said it has terminated its Internet-service distribution agreement with low-cost personal-computer maker Microworkz Inc., citing a breach of contract. In a terse statement released early Friday, EarthLink said less than 1,000 of its members have signed up through Microworkz's personal computers. EarthLink said it will continue service to members who signed up through Microworkz computers. A source close to EarthLink said the breach stemmed from payments that EarthLink was supposed to receive from Microworkz for each computer sold. A Microworkz spokeswoman didn't return calls seeking comment. EarthLink, which has deals with a number of PC makers, will consider lining up another deal with a low-cost PC maker "if it makes sense," company spokeswoman Kirsten Kappos said. Microworkz, Seattle, started selling a $299 PC earlier this year, and is rolling out a $199 Internet-ready computer called the iToaster, set to begin shipping in mid-August. As reported in June, the company entered talks with America Online Inc. to bundle AOL Internet service with the iToaster. Envisioned primarily as an Internet "information appliance," the iToaster isn't designed to load and run new software. Instead, it is primarily an Internet surfing device, one intended to get users signed up for Internet service and onto the Web in short order.