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To: wily who wrote (28629)	9/3/1999 8:43:00 AM
From: DHB	Respond to of 93625

dailynews.yahoo.com Analysts said they were upgrading their earnings forecasts for Samsung Electronics to somewhere near three trillion won. News of the strong upturn in chip prices cheered investors on the Korea Stock Exchange, lifting share prices of all the three South Korean memory chip makers. Samsung gained 7.1 percent to 241,000 by midday, Hyundai Electronics Industries Co surged 5.5 percent to 27,450 and Hyundai Microelectronics Co, formerly LG Semicon Co, rose 6.1 percent to 26,200. ((((The three makers took a combined share of 37.9 percent on the world DRAM market in 1998 sales, with Samsung alone accounting for an 18.6 percent share.)))) Samsung Electronics is a flagship unit of the Samsung Group and also makes home electronics goods and telecommunications equipment.

To: wily who wrote (28629)	9/3/1999 9:20:00 AM
From: wily	Respond to of 93625

next-generation.com Microsoft's Secret Console Revealed! In a world exclusive, Next Generation Magazine breaks the story on Microsoft's entry in the next gen console race. September 2, 1999 In a world exclusive report in its October issue (due on stands next week), Next Generation magazine has revealed that Microsoft is working on a set-top games playing console, code named X-Box. While a Microsoft spokesperson quoted in the article called the story "wishful thinking," several independent sources have confirmed that X-Box has been in development for several months. Contacted today, a Microsoft spokesperson repeatedly stated, "This is a rumor. It is Microsoft's policy not to comment on rumors." According to the story, X-Box will feature a 500 MHz processor by Intel (note: according to a follow up story in the forthcoming November issue of Next Generation Magazine, an AMD Athlon powered version is also planned), nVidia's NV-10 graphics technology (recently renamed GeForce), and a modified version of the WinCE operating system. According to the story, this will make X-Box capable of PlayStation 2-level performance. Design for the system will come from Microsoft, but it will probably be built and sold by multiple manufacturers (Dell and Gateway are mentioned in the story), and it seems that multiple CPU/graphics technologies are possible in different X-Box variants. According to sources quoted in the article, Microsoft has kept quiet about X-Box so as not to affect the launch of partner Sega's Dreamcast, which can also use Windows CE technology, but it will be released in Fall 2000 for under $300. The article speculates that based on Microsoft's history and business strategies, the machine will probably be an open platform, like the PC, allowing anyone to develop for it without having to become a Microsoft licensee. It is also possible that X-Box games will run on PCs without further modification. For the full story, check out the October issue of Next Generation magazine. To find out what else is in the October issue, click here.