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Oracle chief to unveil a simple computer

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Lawrence Ellison's New Internet Computer Co. is set to introduce its NIC computer, designed primarily to surf the Web and send e-mail, and priced at $199. The computer will initially be sold only to schools or to consumers planning to donate them to schools. A consumer version will be available for purchase later this year. The system is a small box with a 266-megahertz microprocessor and 64 megabytes of memory, without a disk drive. Monitor is sold separately at $129, or the computer can be used with the customer's current monitor.

Computers, Analog & Hybrid Computers, Microcomputers, Microcomputer industry, Digital computers, Ellison, Larry, New Internet Computer Co.

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Microsoft advances on game, TV fronts

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Microsoft's development of Xbox and introduction of Ultimate TV is a turning point for the company to expand beyond the personal computer. Bill Gates will introduce the prototype of Xbox which, with 64 memory megabytes, should be a video-game console that can evenutally be linked with personal computers to download software and videos. Due out in the fall, Xbox should have games supplied by about 200 companies. $500 million will be spent on marketing the console. Ultimate TV will cost $449 for dish and device and will be able to pause live programming, skip through commercials and also record 2 programs while playing a third.

Prepackaged software, Computer Software, Software Publishers, Cable and other pay TV services, Cable and Other Program Distribution, Interactive CATV Services NEC, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Microsoft Corp., Cable television broadcasting industry, Gates, Bill, MSFT, Microsoft X-box (Computer-based entertainment system), Interactive television

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Sun introduces low-end server systems

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Sun Microsystems Inc. is introducing a new group of low-end communications servers built around the company's own Sparc microprocessors and its Sun-developed operating systems. Sun contends that its servers are less expensive and have more power than those systems built around Intel Corp. chips and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems. Sun's systems have been extremely reliable and are larger than low-end Wintel (Windows/Intel) systems and Sun believes its servers will offer companies big administration-cost savings.

Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Communications Processors, Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, Computer network equipment industry, Network hardware industry, Communications servers, Sun Microsystems Inc., SUNW, Communications server

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