11.   The Toshiba official confirmed that Idei had made such a proposal for disk players that could play both formats.

12.   Though disk players from several manufacturers are sold nationwide, Warner has limited distribution of the disks themselves to test markets in seven large metropolitan areas.

13.   TI wants to be the company that provides the chips that will power these futuristic disk players.

14.   With digital video disk players and a host of memory-hungry Internet appliances coming out, DRAM could have its day again.

15.   Winners in the digital era could be the makers of components, such as laser pickups for the video disk player or key semiconductors.

16.   Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., a major Japanese consumer electronics maker, said Monday it will start selling its digital video disk players overseas.