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From: lex@optimla.aimla.com (Lex van Sonderen)
Subject: Re: Rumours about 3DO ???
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In article <h1p4s4g@zola.esd.sgi.com> erik@westworld.esd.sgi.com (Erik Fortune) writes:
>> better than CDI
>*Much* better than CDI.
Of course, I do not agree.  It does have more horsepower.  Horsepower is not
the only measurement for 'better'.  It does not have full motion, full screen
video yet.  Does it have CD-ROM XA?

>> starting in the 4 quarter of 1993
>The first 3DO "multiplayer" will be manufactured by panasonic and will be 
>available late this year.   A number of other manufacturers are reported to 
>have 3DO compatible boxes in the works.
Which other manufacturers?
We shall see about the date.

>All this information is third hand or so and worth what you paid for it:-).
This is second hand, but it still hard to look to the future ;-).

Lex van Sonderen
lex@aimla.com
Philips Interactive Media
