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To: John O'Neill who wrote (60306)	7/15/1998 12:05:00 AM
From: Bill Jackson	Respond to of 186894

I hear the latest NSM chip has 3 pins that plug into an AC outlet, a phone jack, network jack, keyboard jack and has a built in LCD screen for viewing crouched over against the wall and uses an IR operated keyboard glove? In reality if they put all the cache, I/O, video, modem etc on the chip it will be a contender for low end stuff. One problem is the loss of choice you get when all your accessories are hardwired in, but it can be cheaper than anyother way. Make a chip like that and use firewire/USB for IO and you can make it the size of a palmtop computer if your forgoe infitted hard drives. Intersting potential for the future. Bill

To: John O'Neill who wrote (60306)	7/15/1998 12:07:00 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

John, RE:" What happens when NSM puts all the other functions on one chip including the processor?" Unless NSM pulls a rabbit out of their hat, their PCOC chip is at least 10 months away. Their MXi is at least 5 months away. That's the problem with owning the stock right now. Too many unknowns. Who knows what the computing environment will be like that far out. Jim

To: John O'Neill who wrote (60306)	7/15/1998 1:11:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

John - Re: "What happens when NSM puts all the other functions on one chip including the processor?" NSM/Cyrix's MediaGX is a 2-chip solution - and they are losing money and market share. Chances are, the one-chip version will not be much better. NSM strives to sell everything cheaply - a PCOAC will add very little to their bottom line. Paul

To: John O'Neill who wrote (60306)	7/15/1998 10:50:00 AM
From: Jeff Fox	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

John, re:"What happens when NSM puts all the other functions on one chip including the processor?" You have several other good replies. I love Halla - Like he is the first one to think of this idea. Here is what "will happen": 1. Product doesn't work right 2. Product is too slow 3. Product too big to get good yield 4. Product is too expensive to make 5. Product requires new fab to manufacture 6. Product is too late 7. Product is obsolete before introduction 8. National goes broke with development cost Jeff