-=> On The 13 Mar 98  01:42:28 Dave screamed State of the N64 at Jonathan 
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 DM> have kept that deal! They would still be on top! 
 
 JF>   I actually doubt that... why?  Consider when the 
 JF> SNES CD was probably being considered.  Even if it 
 JF> was 1993, a 1X CD drive would have been a bit 
 JF> expensive to reasonably put into a console.  The 
 JF> PSX had a 2X in 1995, and it was still relatively 
 JF> expensive upon release.
 JF>   Also, the CD drive is just one part of the entire 
 JF> PSX system.  There's the CPU, the RAM, the video & 
 JF> sound chips, and so on. 
 DM> 
 DM> Oh, yeah, I forgot, it was an add-on. If the playstion got
 DM> re-released, I mean like a second version of it. What speed cd drive
 DM> do you think they would put? 8 maybe?
There are different playstations..  We're currently upto MK5 (Version or Mark 
5)..  Each one smaller than the last..  Thats why they keep getting cheaper.. 
 Parts get smaller & cheaper..  But the CD drive has stayed the same speed..
L8r
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