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To: Obewon who wrote (12473)	5/12/1999 11:06:00 AM
From: Jeffrey P	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 16960

Hmmm.... PowerPC architecture for next gen Nintendo. I would speculate that a possible reason for this would be if nintendo intended for their next gen system to also be able to act as a set-top network computer as well as a gaming console. Interesting. Jeff P. P.S. I have not been following the console market as much as I should. Does anyone know how much functionality outside of gaming the new sony product will have?

To: Obewon who wrote (12473)	5/12/1999 1:40:00 PM
From: Ben Wu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Next Generation Nintentdo system announced. next-generation.com The as yet unnamed next generation Nintendo system, which sources indicate is being called Project: Dolphin internally, will use DVD technology, digital networking, and the IBM PowerPC chip. No release date for the machine has been announced, though the New York Times is reporting a Fall, 2000 worldwide release. The preliminary spec announcement offers the following details on the machine: CPU: IBM Custom Processor (Extension of Power PC Architecture)400MHz Clock Speed Semiconductor Process 0.18 micron Copper Technology Graphics: Full-Custom Chip jointly designed with ArtX, Inc. in the US 200 MHz Clock Speed Semiconductor Process 0.18 micron Embedded DRAM Technology System Memory: High Speed DRAM Technology Memory Bandwidth - 3.2GB/second Software Medium: DVD Medium with Matsushita's DVD Technology Enhanced Counterfeit Protection The presence of the PowerPC chip points to design meant to be built cheaply, as opposed to Sony's "built from scratch" model with the Next Generation PlayStation. Also, "Enhanced Counterfeit Protection" points to an increasing concern in the software industry -- rampant piracy. Oh yeah, the PSX2 will be released next fall (2000). not this fall. -ben a.k.a. "tinder" a.k.a. "the one who was receiving a regular spanking on slicer's server last night =)"