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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (3040)	3/10/1999 9:47:00 AM
From: MikeM54321	Respond to of 12823

Re: MSFT and China Thread, Here's some more info on Bill Gates personally over in China. Still does not mention how he plans to offer these services (especially video CD) via a set-top box. Can't do video without a high bandwidth connection. The first press release was confusing. So is this one. Could be they just slip in a CD into the set-top box? The CE makes sense. I think a lot of MSOs here in the US were very hesistant in adopting MSFT's CE operating system for use in their set-top boxes. MSFT is doing an early push in China for them to adopt CE for their set-top boxes. Good move for MSFT. MikeM(From Florida) PS BTW, C-CUBE Microsystems (sym: CUBE) is a VCD play and have a large Chinese presence. I would imagine their chips will be in the set-top boxes(guess only). -------------------------------------- Bill Gates Previews Exciting Range of Computing Devices Designed Specifically For China SHENZHEN, China, March 10 -- Microsoft Corp Chairman and CEO Bill Gates today previewed a revolutionary new computing project designed for the Chinese marketplace, currently code-named the ''Venus'' project. Based on a fully localized version of the Microsoft® Windows® CE operating system, the ''Venus'' project makes available a new platform for educational software, plus a combination of other capabilities such as Internet browsing, e-mail, document creation, games, multimedia, television and video CD (VCD) capabilities specifically designed for Chinese consumers. All devices will connect to a standard television monitor and will use PC-like input devices such as a keyboard, joystick and mouse. Manufacturers will select from a range of hardware and software technologies to build devices unique to their target markets, enabling consumers to choose from a range of solutions offered by several manufacturers.... VCD technology is the foundation for a class of consumer electronics devices popular in China. Video CDs are similar to other video devices such as videocassette recorders and DVD and laserdisk players. In China, movies and other entertainment are commonly made available in a multidisk VCD format similar in appearance to audio CDs.