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To: J Fieb who wrote (34300)	7/14/1998 9:02:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Apple's G-3s are shipping with a DVD-ROM drive, but no decoder card. That computer should include a decoder card, and doesn't. E4 keeps telling us that they have the product, just plug it in. Why is Apple waiting? It can mean only one thing. Apple is designing it's own card, and it's not shipping yet. Apple will buy componets, add their own APIs and ship something that must be seen as a higher valued added-product. It must be close to shipping, if not, sell some E4 cards now, your own later. And on the laptop side, I thought after Jobs announced it last Friday, someone would claim it by Yesterday......................... exchange2000.com Customers who want to configure their PowerBook G3 series notebook via the Build-to-Order area of the Apple Store can choose this kit instead of the standard CD-ROM configuration for an additional U.S. $400. Owners of PowerBook G3 series notebooks already equipped with the DVD-ROM drive module can purchase the PC Card and player software for U.S. $199 from the Apple Store (www.apple.com). The PowerBook DVD-Video Kit is available in the U.S. and Canada.

To: J Fieb who wrote (34300)	7/14/1998 9:16:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Apple........................................ macweek.zdnet.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JULY 9, 1998 Apple plugs PB G3 into DVD By Matthew Rothenberg (matthew_rothenberg@macweek.com) New York -- The iMac may be Apple's major talking point at this week's Macworld Expo, but the company also introduced an important new twist to its PowerBook G3 line: full-screen, full-motion DVD video. At yesterday's Expo keynote address, interim Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed off the DVD-Video Kit, available now for $499 from authorized resellers and Apple's online store. The system, which Jobs said Apple designed from the ground up, includes a DVD-ROM module that occupies one of the two hot-swappable drive bays in the PowerBook G3, a PC Card equipped with MPEG-2 decoding technology and QuickTime 3.0-based software. Apple said the system delivers full-screen video at 30 frames per second, as well as Dolby audio. Besides DVD content, the DVD-ROM module accommodates a variety of CD-ROM formats, including CD-Recordable, CD-i, PhotoCD and audio CDs. Users can control features such as progressive slow motion, step-frame controls, subtitles and multiple-angle viewing through a photo-realistic onscreen control panel. Apple said online buyers can order a PowerBook G3 with the DVD-ROM system in place of the standard CD-ROM for $400 more. Owners of PowerBook G3 systems that contain the DVD-ROM module can buy the PC Card and software for $199 from the online Apple Store. In addition, Apple said Web-based DVD outlets NetFlix Inc. and DVD Empire are making limited-time offers to purchasers of the PowerBook DVD-Video Kit.