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To: TOM MICALE who wrote (15739)	7/16/1998 5:48:00 PM
From: Mark Palmberg	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

From MacOSRumors today: ...and sources close to Apple's financial division are reporting tremendous earnings estimates making the rounds at the executive table -- some has high as $350 Million for Q1 1999 Guess this means Eric and Phil can get to work on estimates for the next two quarters. Mark

To: TOM MICALE who wrote (15739)	7/16/1998 6:28:00 PM
From: BillHoo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

<<Im told that Apple has the best platform for movies over the net.>> Quicktime technology in general is the the best for movies. That is why it has been adopted as standard by both Windows and Mac users. Best in terms of audio sync and quality along with clean, clear video streaming without bitmapping of the image. If you pump up the memory in Quicktime, a full-screen image looks as clear as a 2.5 inch image. You can't get that from Microsoft .avi files which by the way are so big! I've found that a 12 meg quicktime file is equivalent to a 60 meg AVI file. The audio on AVI doesn't sync to boot! -Bill_H

To: TOM MICALE who wrote (15739)	7/16/1998 8:14:00 PM
From: Doren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Tom, Apples jewel, QuickTime, has a new compression algorithm called Sorenson Compression. It not only is the most beautiful of all the software only compression systems for video out there, but it also allows you to download QT movies over the net in the appropriate size for your modem, and compresses files to tiny sizes. For example you could download a 320x240 if you have a T-1 line or a 160x120 if you have a 28k modem. All streaming. Sorenson does require a faster computer to work correctly (during decompression) but that should not be a factor by next year. It really is beautiful compression. AVI on the other hand sucks eggs, looks crappy, runs lousy, big file sizes. MicroSoft has a new format that reads many types of Video. Haven't seen it yet but I'm suspicious it's just the same old crappy Microsoft multicrappymedia. Doren UCLA Design Major