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To: niceguy767 who wrote (98104)	3/12/2000 9:28:00 AM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570830

NG, MSFT has cut clones off at the pass, they own win2K and I suspect they will not offer the stripped down version of win2K for the xbox to anyone else, unless the doj says they must do so at a reasonable price????? Unless the doj makes a start on this now it will become moot due to the snails pace action pace they love to use. I wonder if the OS will be ROMMED? probably as ROM are big now and it will be stripped of all the extraneous clutter and features it now has. A linux clone box could be made as long as all the games come in linux and a video chip set with Nvidias capability comes along? In fact the linux solution is the only one that has a chance. SInce a linux solution will be running in a restricted space, on ROM with a game provided GUI it would in effect be a self server in a box and I am sure it is doable. Big problem is that MSFT will "co-operate" with the gamers to make sure there are loads of proprietary windows DLLs etc in there to place as many hurdles in the path of any linux or other OS competitor. I am sure it will get done on an underground clone basis, if not on a commercial basis. A linux box doing this with the Athlon could be a big shock for MSFT and Intel. Bill

To: niceguy767 who wrote (98104)	3/12/2000 2:10:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570830

SpryGuy - re: "is what happens when Ybox by someone other than MSFT gets built around 1000 MHZ Athy...Xbox could easily go the way of the do-do bird before it flies" Duhh!!! You're NOT Thinking, SpryGuy !!! Microsoft is developing a special version of their Windows 2000 OS for the X-BOX, containing who-knows-what specialized drivers for the Intel SSE and NVIDIA graphics chips being designed for this box. And Microsoft is NOT OBLIGED TO SELL THIS OS TO ANYONE !!! Duh ! Stick that in your Y-box fantasies. Paul