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To: porcupine --''''> who wrote (1664)	5/21/1999 8:15:00 PM
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IBM and video game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd are set to unveil a $1 bln multi-year pact in which IBM will build a custom computer chip for Nintendo's next generation gaming system, sources familiar with the deal said. IBM will design and manufacture a custom version of its PowerPC microprocessor running at 400 mln cycles per second for Nintendo's upcoming video game system due out in the fall of 2000, ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season. (Reuters 09:25 AM ET 05/12/99) For the full text story, see infobeat.com

To: porcupine --''''> who wrote (1664)	5/21/1999 8:17:00 PM
From: porcupine --''''>	Respond to of 1722

IBM CORP said it plans to announce that its researchers have set a new world record for high density data storage. The company said it has doubled its old record by packing data so tight that 20.3 bln bits can fit in a square inch of data storage -- pushing up against what many analysts believe to be the physical limits of such technology. At the new level of density, every square inch of disk space could hold 2.5 bln bytes -- equivalent to two TV-quality movies or the text of some 2,500 average-sized novels. (Reuters 11:12 PM ET 05/11/99) For the full text story, see infobeat.com

To: porcupine --''''> who wrote (1664)	5/21/1999 8:26:00 PM
From: porcupine --''''>	Respond to of 1722

BOEING said it would eliminate about one-third of its 20,000 jobs in St. Louis by the middle of 2001 after Greece's air force decided not to buy Boeing's F-15 fighters. "We remain committed to St. Louis and are taking these steps to ensure our competitiveness on our existing work -- including a multiyear contract on C-17 and a proposed multiyear buy of the F/A-18E/F -- and on future programs such as t including a multiyear contract on C-17 and a proposed multiyear buy of the F/A-18E/F -- and on future programs such as t he Joint Strike Fighter," Jerry Daniels, Boeing's St. Louis site director, said. (Reuters 05:21 PM ET 05/13/99) For the full text story, see infobeat.com