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To: BillyG who wrote (35970)	9/15/1998 8:48:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Micron 400Mhz PC with hardware decode............................ www1.zdnet.com From the October 1998 Issue of FamilyPC Micron Millennia 400 FamilyPC Recommended Score: 88 By Steve Apiki At $2249, the Micron Millennia 400 is, by a wide margin, the least expensive 400-MHz family multimedia system we've tested, and the first to provide top-of-the-line performance at a price you'd normally expect to pay for a less powerful midrange PC. The Millennia 400 is built around a high-end 400-MHz Intel Pentium II processor, a 440BX chipset, and 512KB of secondary cache to improve the speed of productivity applications. Micron also outfits the Millennia with 64MB of system memory and a fast 3-D-accelerated AGP graphics card (a Diamond Viper 330 with an nVidia Riva 128 chipset). The Millennia 400 finished third overall among the systems we've tested to date, edged only by more expensive 400-MHz systems from Dell and NEC. There are few compromises for the low price. The two most notable hardware trade-offs are the comparatively small 6.4GB hard drive and middle-of-the-road Advent speakers. The Millennia 400's 17-inch monitor and other multimedia components are very good, including a DVD-II ROM drive, hardware MPEG decoder, and PCI sound card. Micron includes a good basic software bundle (10 titles, mostly from Microsoft, including Word and some good games) to get your family off on the right foot. If you're into games, photo or video editing, or other demanding applications, the Millennia 400 is the way to go. Millennia 400, 400-MHz Pentium II, 64MB SDRAM, 6.4GB hard drive, 17-inch monitor, 56-kbps fax modem (x2), DVD-II ROM drive with hardware MPEG. Micron Electronics, 800-400-6750, $2249 plus shipping.

To: BillyG who wrote (35970)	9/16/1998 9:56:00 AM
From: Rarebird	Respond to of 50808

Rarebird is in the trenches right now, fighting hand to hand combat with all the Grizzleys. I've drawn Blood, Boys! Kill that Grizzley on the left, Kevin! Take their food away! Stab them! Climb up the tree when they come directly at you! Peck away. I'm throwing cobras at the Bears!

To: BillyG who wrote (35970)	9/16/1998 10:18:00 AM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

I've just killed a Grizzley Bear, Boys ! How many Grizzleys have you killed? I'm the Wildest Guerilla in this Jungle called LIFE! I'm going after all the Grizzleys! Give me all the Grizzleys to kill for my MO or give me Death! ( Patrick Henry )

To: BillyG who wrote (35970)	9/16/1998 2:04:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

Sony Plans Overseas Production Of Digital Video Disc Players 09/16/98 Dow Jones International News (Copyright (c) 1998, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) TOKYO (Nikkei)--Sony Corp. (SNE or 6758) plans to begin producing digital video disc players offshore, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Thursday morning edition, citing company sources. The company intends to bring on-stream in April facilities capable of assembling 60,000 players a month at its Malaysia plant. The output will likely be directed to Asian markets, the U.S. and Europe. Sony is targeting 30% or more of the DVD market by fiscal 2000. It is competing with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MC or 6752) and Toshiba Corp. (J.TOS or 6502) for global dominance of a market projected to reach 10 million devices in 2001. At present, Sony assembles DVD players at a subsidiary in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture. But the 80,000 players a month capacity of that facility is unable to meet increasing overseas demand, prompting Sony to begin assembling offshore. By fiscal 2000, Sony expects its worldwide production to hit 250,000 DVD players a month, including output at European plants. Global demand for DVD players stood at slightly less than 800,000 in 1997, but should reach 2.5 million in 1998 and about 10 million by 2001, predicts the Electronic Industries Association of Japan. Pioneer Electronic Corp. (PIO or 6773) holds nearly 50% of the Japanese market, but on the global stage, Sony is putting pressure on Matsushita and Toshiba. (END) Dow Jones Newswires 16-09-98 1715GMT