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To: Scot who wrote (97295)	3/7/2000 2:23:00 PM
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Here's a little more on NVDA. If the stories are accurate, we should know on Friday if AMD is the choice for the X-box cpu Nvidia Stock Soars on Chip Speculation LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shares of Nvidia Corp., a provider of 3D graphics processors, soared on Tuesday on speculation that Microsoft Corp. will soon announce plans to use Nvidia's technology in its XBox gaming console. Nvidia shares were up 17 to 75 1/2 on the Nasdaq stock market. Neither company was available for comment. ``We now believe that Microsoft will use 3D graphics technology from Nvidia in its gaming console that will compete with the Sony Playstation and other gaming consoles,' said Hans Mosesmann, an analyst with Prudential Securities. Mosesmann said Nvidia (NasdaqNM:NVDA - news) shares soared on speculation that Microsoft and Nvidia would announce something at the March 8-12 Game Developers Conference. ``If true, this would represent a very important strategic step as Nvidia moves toward the home electronics market,' said Mosesmann.