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To: Bob A Louie who wrote (32616)	6/2/1999 12:18:00 AM
From: Scott Carr	Read Replies (7) \| Respond to of 33344

What say ye now, CRAIG-PAUL and other Foveon doubters Another Gilder hype? Who is Carver Mead? You guys have been discredited. Stick with your basement DIY toys, you don't understand analog VLSI! Bye, see ya'll at$50. hehehehe

To: Bob A Louie who wrote (32616)	6/2/1999 10:44:00 AM
From: mauser96	Respond to of 33344

That article answered some of the questions I had. Apparently the Mead solution doesn't use CCD as the sensor. That's good because CCD has some strong limitations in producing high quality cameras. Nevertheless competitive technology has a big head start and the volume to keep costs down. The rule is that for a totally new technology to succeed, it has to offer a lot more than marginal improvement, and it has to solve a problem that is truly threatening the business model. To be a gorilla it also needs a large customer base. I have my doubts that Foveon cameras will ever be more than a niche product. I'm afraid there's no gorilla here, but it should help NSM bottom line somewhat.