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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (78484)	11/3/1999 1:19:00 PM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575188

Tenchusatsu, <I think you might be mistaken about this, but I can't be sure. However, I'm almost certain that Nintendo won't be using DDR SDRAM, at least not the kind of DDR that is being pushed by the anti-Rambus coalition.> You are right in the sense that it is not the standard DDR-DRAM but I think the Nintendo64 will use embedded version of DDR-DRAM. <In any case, there's still Sony Playstation II which will have two RDRAM chips, each on its own channel. And this system will be debuting in Japan around March 2000 at a price just over $300.> I used to be pretty enthusiastic about PSII until a few months back. Now, I wonder if Sony can pull it off. I expect legacy-free PCs (with K6-inside) to debut this Comdex (for 1999 Christmas season) and will migrate to Athlon-select and Celeron/CuMine first half of next year. Unless Sony executes well, they may lose further momentum. Chuck