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To: Timothy Liu who wrote (69066)	11/24/1998 2:33:00 PM
From: stak	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Timothy, >>Interesting that all of these require a PC to be really useful. I think PC is a versatile appliance that most home will have at least one.<< Yes, "syncing up" will be an increasingly heard word as the PC-like devices proliferate. I agree, each home should have at least one networked to other "dumb" terminals in the house. >>hardware enables content. Does the current platform/infrastructure support content delivery? Not really<< Not really, but getting pretty close to being ready for prime time. The cable modem gives Mega band into the home which "enables" the VOD and interactive media and the like. That's the reason AT&T shelled out bigtime last year for TCI. They knew that they couldn't win against cable's pipes. The cable modem is the enabler for the STBs(set-top boxes) that will be on sale everywhere soon. STBs will offer a great deal of content that is considered interactive. stak