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MICROSOFT JUMP-STARTS WEB TV

Microsoft has unveiled a new, souped-up version of its WebTV system for
surfing the Net via the television.  The company's new technology is based
on an innovative chip that combines the capabilities of a TV tuner, a
cable modem and a high-speed PC modem all into one low-cost unit.  The new
boxes will enable WebTV to develop content that combines both television
programming and Web sites in a seamless mix, using an improved program
guide called Explore.  "We intend to define mass-market media for the next
century," says WebTV CEO Steve Perlman.  Forrester Research predicts some
1 million Net-ready TVs will be in U.S. homes by 2000.  (Business Week 22
Sep 97) 


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