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To: BlueCrab who wrote (42413)	12/16/1997 4:30:00 PM
From: Dale J.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Support for DVD will be included in Windows 98. The Pentium II can run DVD playback without an additional circuit board. The Pentium requires an additional circuit board. Will the AMD and Cyrix offer DVD support without additional circuit boards? "Intel also offers DVD playback technology running off its Pentium II processor. Unlike Toshiba, Intel's technology does not require an additional circuit board for playback, but it is not yet suited for use with current Pentium systems because it limits overall system performance. Mediamatics too has software for playing back MPEG-2 video information that taps into the main processor, but also allows use of graphics accelerators for improved playback performance. "