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To: Yogi - Paul who wrote (7138)	9/27/1999 11:29:00 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9256

Yogi, <<The firm has yet to work out details of the design of the hard disk. But an informed source said that SCE intends to make it a unit with more than 50GB. The most likely design will be connecting the hard-disk unit with the PlayStation2 by a PC card interface. This may be realized if hard disks meeting the IEEE1394 standard come into wide use in the PC industry, the source said. >> Is this what they have been working on with WDC? Perhaps they would buy WDC and breathe new life into them? They've made some crazy purchases before, why not? However, this playstation isn't expected until 2001, in other words, a lifetime away.

To: Yogi - Paul who wrote (7138)	9/28/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: Mark Oliver	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9256

Looks like it's still a ways off. They plan to start the service in 2001 and they'll probably put 50 gig hard drives on these new Play Stations. So, at current rates, what will a 50 gig hard drive cost in 2001? Maybe $50. But why a 50 gig hard drive? Because these things will be your PC/server/entertainment console. Certainly, they won't need 50 gig to play a game, will they? It'll be a pretty amazing game if they do. Anyway, it supports your model of very large off site storage. Clearly, they see CD and DVD as a temporary solution to providing entertainment and will instead opt for network based storage. Always have the freshest games and play with people you never met. Eventually, they'll have these things controling real airplanes and tanks and then we'll have to rethink everything. Regards, Mark