The Multimedia PC Marketing Council

The Multimedia PC Marketing Council was formed in May of this year 
to support and promote multimedia on the Windows platform.  The 
founding members  -- AT & T, CompuAdd, Creative Labs, Media 
Vision, Microsoft, NEC Technologies, Olivetti, Philips, Tandy, Video 
Seven and Zenith --  formed the council to accomplish the following:

-  To inform and educate the public about the compelling nature of 
   multimedia in general and the MPC platform in particular.
-  To evangelize and support the independent software community
-  To promote, administer and protect the "MPC" trademark

The distinctive MPC trademark will appear on hardware and 
software products that meet the Multimedia PC specification.  The 
hardware requirements include:  a 286 (10MHz or faster), 386 or 
486 processor,  2MB or more of RAM,  30MB or larger hard disk, CD-
ROM drive, VGA, and a digital audio board, all running under DOS and 
Windows with Multimedia Extensions version 1.0.

The use of the trademark on hardware and software is a way of 
guaranteeing plug-and-play simplicity for the consumer, and a way 
of helping the marketplace develop quickly.  For this reason, it is 
anticipated that many additional hardware companies will support 
the MPC standard as they announce hardware that meets the 
specifications in the near future.  Software companies that are 
already supporting the MPC standard include Microsoft, Sierra-on-
Line, Broderbund, Brittanica, Autodesk, Corel Systems, MacroMind, 
Maxis, Gold Disk, Owl, Authorware, Asymetrix and Warner New 
Media, with additional companies being added every week.

Adding the benefits of CD-quality  sound, animation and near 
photographic quality images to traditional PC's is certain to greatly 
enhance the capability of computers to perform, educate and 
entertain.  The Multimedia PC Marketing Council is pleased to have 
this opportunity to demonstrate to the marketplace that multimedia 
has finally arrived!