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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (78089)	3/18/2000 11:41:00 AM
From: Joan Osland Graffius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Zeev, >> However, a delay affecting Microsoft's operating system software pushed the box into 2001 Looks like some more mythical man month projections out of Microsoft. The X-Box code is still on paper napkins. <ggg> Joan

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (78089)	3/18/2000 11:05:00 PM
From: Jeff Leader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Also buried in that article is a confirmation of something I've seen elsewhere - the next generation Nintendo box will not use RDRAM.

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (78089)	3/19/2000 1:49:00 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 132070

zeev, rmbs doesn't have any marginal cost / marginal benefit armor to dent. that is the whole problem. rdram, imho, is a niche product. MAYBE 5-10% of the market over the market in the long term. i know the first question being asked by many server companies that are reviewing next gen mother boards based on rdram is "why did you use dram?" i KNOW this. why? what does one gig rdram cost compared to 1 gig sdram? it nearly doubles the price of some boxes. let's see... one rdram box or two sdram boxes... ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!!!!!!! -ng-