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To: greenspirit who wrote (47899)	2/15/1998 8:07:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 186894

Michael - Re: "do you see the sound and or video board disappearing one day in the future? " Video displays are already on their way to Chip Sets and integrated CPUs (Intel's future i740+440BX and MediaGX) and the Media GX already has Soundblaster emulation. I would have to assume that audio functions will also be folded in to the chip set - it will permit the transfer from ISA based Soundlblaster legacy problems, even though several manufacturers are working on PCI compatible/Soundblaster compatible solutions. Of course, there will always be need of some external (to the CPU and Chip Set) analog functions. Re: " Can you tell us your thoughts on where and how far you see these integrated chips impacting the marketplace?" If PC manufacturers keep demanding cheaper components (thank Compaq for this trend), then the cheapest solution will ultimately be one or two major pieces of silicon and a few minor ones. For reference, dig up an old 8086 or 80286 PC motherboard and count the number of IC packages. Then repeat that exercise for a Pentium II/440 LX based system. You should count over one hundred for the former and less than 20 for the latter case. The trend is obvious and will continue. Remember - Cyrix cloned a Soundblaster and Intel could do the same. Do you thing CREAF (Soundlblaster) could clone a Pentium II? Paul