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To: Douglas Ulmer who wrote (2432)	11/20/1997 1:22:00 PM
From: David R. Lehenky	Respond to of 10309

Douglas, ASIC = Application-Specific Integrated Circuit. In other words, it's a chip developed for a particular function. I don't see ASIC being a big threat to IxWorks for I2O for the simple reason that ASICs can't be reprogrammed after the fact. If the I2O standard evolves to include additional functionality, the ASIC solution would be obsolete, and would need to be replaced, in order to gain the new capabilities. IxWorks, on the other hand, is a completely general solution that can be upgraded at any time via software. ASICs may have a place in VERY high-volume, low-cost I2O products, but even that senario is not likely to exist until I2O is a completely mature standard. Hope this helps! -Dave Lehenky