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To: CPAMarty who wrote (4083)8/5/1998 12:18:00 PM
From: Yogi - Paul  Respond to of 9256
 
Marty,
I infer that they do. I know Web-TV is available with a hard drive (1 gig?) and GIC's 5000 set top almost certainly will have a minimal hard drive. I'll dig up some of my research on set tops when I have more time.
sciatl.com

Yogi



To: CPAMarty who wrote (4083)8/5/1998 2:16:00 PM
From: Yogi - Paul  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9256
 
Marty,
GIC's next generation set top box comes with an optional hard drive. DCT-5000+

Powerful Hardware/Networking Platform
Powerful CPU: ? MIPS, ?MHz
High-end graphics capable:
24 Bit graphics & 3D
Greater Memory Capacity:
ᡆMB total memory, Upgradeable
Optional internal IDE hard drive for local storage
Dedicated Upstream Bandwidth - TDMA
Triple Tuner Architecture - Watch, Talk & Surf functionality

URL for GIC homepage--do search for "hard drive"

gi.com

Yogi