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To: BillyG who wrote (31933)	4/7/1998 11:49:00 AM
From: Don Dorsey	Respond to of 50808

PC, CE Companies Report DTV Progress <<Whittier said Intel, working with Zenith, will display the 720p format using a software algorithm by the end of the year, and he promised that a reasonably priced decoder board will receive all formats in the Association of Television Standards Committee (ATSC) specification this fall. Whittier also said Intel is working with representatives from the computer, consumer electronics and broadcast industries to establish standards for developing enhanced digital content. >> <<At its booth this year, Microsoft displayed prototype add-in boards that will either receive the DTV signal or decode it and display it at the appropriate resolution. Lucent Technologies (which joined the DTV Team last year), Zenith, and ATI technology had prototype boards in the showcase. ATI's solution includes signal conversion plus graphics capabilities. Interactive commercials, developed by ad firm Colby Effler & Partners, were also featured. >> techweb.cmp.com

To: BillyG who wrote (31933)	4/7/1998 11:56:00 AM
From: Don Dorsey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

I hope the Divicom people brought their lunch. Cabbies plan slowdown during NAB convention By Jeff German LAS VEGAS SUN Las Vegas cabbies, outraged over what they contend are too many taxis on the streets, planned a work slowdown at lunch time today during the massive National Association of Broadcasters Convention.

To: BillyG who wrote (31933)	4/7/1998 12:52:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

LOW TO HIGH END:Matrox, Diamond Multimedia, Elsa roll out new offerings -- AGP-Based Accelerators Are Making Splash By Joseph F. Kovar techweb.com Irvine, Calif. -- A new wave of Accelerated Graphics Port-based graphics accelerators is becoming available to resellers and system integrators. New products from three vendors offer integrators low- to high-end choices Matrox Graphics Inc.'s Productiva G100 brings the company to the entry-level desktop, said John London, director of distribution sales for Montreal-based Matrox. With 8 Mbytes of SDRAM, the 1X AGP card offers true color at resolutions up to 1,600 x 1,200. It is upgradable to hardware motion JPEG video-capture, hardware DVD video and TV-out. ... At the midlevel is the Stealth II G460 2X AGP accelerator from Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif. Powered by the Intel740 controller, the G460 supports Direct 3D and OpenGL. In 2-D graphics, it supports resolutions up to 1,600 x 1,200, or true color at 1,024 x 768. Ken Wirt, vice president of corporate marketing for Diamond Multimedia, said the G460 will be available in retail and bulk packaging via distributors later this month. While specific configurations have yet to be set, Wirt said the card will come with up to 8 Mbytes of SGRAM or SDRAM. It is upgradable to PCI DVD and video capture