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To: Elmer who wrote (45874)	1/17/1998 1:43:00 AM
From: Investor A	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Although the first 5 million or so digital set-top boxes to be delivered by Tele-Communications Inc. (TCICP) to cable subscribers will be based on a scaled-down version of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows operating system, chances are slim that Intel Corp. (INTC), Microsoft's longtime partner in the PC world, will supply the processor chips. Strauss said Intel's line of microprocessors is neither powerful nor inexpensive enough to qualify for consideration as the main source of power and intelligence for the new set-top devices zdnet.com It does not sound to be a good news for Intel investors. Once Intel loses this TCI contract to other chip manufacturers, you could consider that Intel lose a brand-new market which is just as big as the current PC market if not bigger. Fuchi ... who loves Cyrix's innovations Please support the PC industry & protect consumer interest techstocks.com