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Re: WebTV





I don't doubt that WebTV will not have all the features of a computer
(unless we go to Network stations instead of PCs), but it will be another
alternative for people who are not all that technically minded.  Kind of
like HTML - In The Beginning (tm), you had to write your own by hand, but
there were enough people who wanted web pages that didn't know computers
well that they created programs to do it for you.  I think WebTV will be
the same way - people who don't know much about computers (huh?
You-are-what?  Ill?) will be able to get online, but the option for higher
power, more souped up PCs will be there too.

Steph

steph@unc.edu				http://blake.oit.unc.edu/~steph/


On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Holly Hart wrote:

> 
> While WebTV is an indication that we're heading towards media convergence,
> I have doubts as to whether or not it will be an attractive and viable
> medium to consumers who want all the features of a computer, not just
> access to the Web.
> 
> On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Paul Jones wrote:
> 
> > 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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