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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (33882)	11/4/1999 2:23:00 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Hi Tenchusatsu; I do get confused easily between Sony and Nintendo, and I had to edit my post after I had determined which one was which. In fact, I switched it back and forth between Nintendo and Sony several times... I think it's correct now. Now is Playstation a Nintendo or a Sony product? Nintendo was an early user of RDRAM, but they never used Direct RDRAM (that I am aware of). Here is a link from back when Rambus still had a chance for the design win: Virtual channel DRAM gears to duel Rambus Steve Przybylski, principal analyst at the Verdande Group, noted that Rambus got an early boost when Nintendo, working with NEC as its principal chip supplier, opted to use the Rambus channel in the Nintendo 64 machine. But even if Rambus is not selected for the next-generation machine or the follow-on to that generation, Przybylski said, the memory architecture may be sufficiently pervasive on the desktop by that time to weather the loss of the game platform. techweb.com -- Carl

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (33882)	11/6/1999 11:31:00 AM
From: Dan3	Respond to of 93625

Re: I find it hard to believe that Dolphin would adopt DDR-II, a memory standard that won't even be here for another 18 months... Hi Tenchusatsu, I think you are confusing chips and modules. Although DDR modules and PC chipsets are still 1 to 3 months away, the chips themselves are available now from several sources: micron.com has 9 part numbers and usa.samsungsemi.com has 6 part numbers. Since the Nintendo Dolphin is its own "chipset" and memory controller, it doesn't need to wait for modules and chipsets to become available. Regards, Dan