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Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard Showcase Computer Optimized for Digital Media.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2002
By Doug Bedell, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 7--Microsoft has teamed with Hewlett-Packard to showcase a fresh version of its Windows XP Professional operating system. It's designed as an all-purpose digital hub for dorm rooms, teenagers' bedrooms, game rooms and small apartments.
As Christmas nears, H-P is releasing three sleek Media Center PC packages ranging from $1,350 to $2,000 without monitors. The idea is to offer a full-blown PC that quickly converts into an entertainment center for watching television and DVDs, storing programs with a TiVo-type personal video recorder or DVD burner, displaying photos and playing music in multiple formats.
Many hardware packages from Sony and other computer...
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