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To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (9761)	2/25/1999 7:30:00 AM
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--Toshiba MPU plans rise on Playstation's wings-- Toshiba Corp. will charge into high-end networking markets next month when it rolls out a new family of 128-bit MIPS-based embedded controllers. The processors, aimed at high-end routers and switches, will be the first offspring of a new MIPS core co-developed by Toshiba and Sony Computer Entertainment for a media processor expected to power the next-generation Sony Playstation.... ....As for Sony, the new Playstation marks an aggressive effort to leapfrog the performance of Nintendo and Sega consoles with a high performance console that still meets consumer market costs. Many details of the system are still unclear-including a graphics chip designed by Sony that is said to contain as many as 20 million transistors. ++++++++++++ Pretty technical article, but look through it all since they point out clues about the 128-bit powered Playstation capabilities. edtn.com