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To: John Rieman who wrote (31487)	3/26/1998 5:09:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

Pentium II in $399 settops... you have to wait until Fall 1999. news.com <<In the fall of 1999, computer vendors will begin to ship $399 set-top boxes based around an Intel Celeron processor, said Mike Aymar, vice president and general manager of the consumer products group. These boxes will be capable of running digital TVs and basic software applications and connecting to the Internet. More advanced versions of set-top boxes with DVD drives will retail for $599 and $999, he said.>>

To: John Rieman who wrote (31487)	3/26/1998 6:13:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

Slides from WinHEC presentation on still imaging. Video imaging is discussed as an integral part of the MSFT/INTC strategy....... Index of slides: microsoft.com Software architecture of a dual-mode (still and video) PC camera: microsoft.com Current implementation of Intel's 971 camera kit w/ MSFT software: microsoft.com Intel and MSFT working together: microsoft.com Hardware/software architecture for dual-mode cameras: microsoft.com DirectShow: microsoft.com Call to action: microsoft.com Reference info: microsoft.com

To: John Rieman who wrote (31487)	3/26/1998 6:26:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

Chome. More MSFT's new browser, and its handling of video. news.com <<Chrome is the code name for the software, which Microsoft representatives described as a "Windows system service." It will take advantage of Direct3D, Microsoft's current 3D graphics API (application programming interface), and give CD-ROM, DVD, and Web developers a software layer that understands 3D commands and plays them back. Chrome essentially creates an easy pathway for Web designers to create DirectX-powered 3D images or features in regular HTML pages. In other words, designers do not have to write directly to the DirectX APIs. In the end, users also get faster downloads. >>