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To: Ed Forrest who wrote (18092)	5/23/1999 1:03:00 PM
From: JB2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

It's about time they fast-tracked their European strategy. If they can lock that up, it'll be like what would have happened if one of the big three tv networks had gone abroad and competed head to head with the BBC. The new language translation programs will enable us to easily surf the websites from one country to another with no language barrier. This could take armchair travel to new heights.

To: Ed Forrest who wrote (18092)	5/23/1999 1:58:00 PM
From: Drake	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Ed, et al, I, for one, would rather have a TV that includes the Internet as part of the actual TV -- with a wireless keyboard, allowing me to listen to a commercial while I work on the Internet, until the commercial ends -- technology provided by companies like BRCM. And, isn't the only way to achieve the speed necessary to accomplish downloading a movie in 5 minutes, etc., through fibre-optic lines and new technology being developed by companies like UNPH -- which means that the ultimate desirable Internet will have to come through only cable? (Then, I would want a hand-held device that connects me to my computer, thus allowing me the fibre-optic cable speed -- if that's possible.) I'm not a techie, so don't persecute me too much. Dc