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To: BillyG who wrote (33374)	5/23/1998 8:48:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

DVD game machines..................................... techweb.com The new video-game systems are expected to ship in 1999. Ron Chaimowitz, chairman of GT Interactive Software, believes technologies from companies such as VM Labs will take the gameplaying experience out of the den and into the living room. "If we had a device that would go on a television and offered consumers a DVD drive, access to the Internet and other satellite services, it would be attractive to the consumer and great for the industry," he said. Other sources pointed out that previous attempts to put game capabilities in set-top boxes fell flat. Japanese powerhouse Bandai Entertainment launched the Pippin system three years ago at E3 with much fanfare, but the system never made it into U.S. retail stores.

To: BillyG who wrote (33374)	5/23/1998 9:24:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Gateway's desktop still uses Chromatic............................... techweb.com Aside from that, however, the G6-300 is a wonderful system. It has lots of room for expansion and offers extras such as a Toshiba 2X DVD drive, Gateway Telepath 56K x2 modem with microphone and telephony software, Quicken 98 and a bundle of DVD-related software. The system has an 8GB drive and ships with a Gateway EV700 17-inch monitor that generates clear, crisp images. The graphics card is an MPEG II-enabled STB Mpact2 3D AGP with 4MB of RAM; it doubles as a DVD decoder. Everything is clearly labeled, facilitating the system's setup.