Cable show all modems, set-tops

Cable modems and next-generation set-top boxes are all the rage at the National Cable Television Association show.

CNET News staff

May 4, 1998 5:15 p.m. PT

Cable modems, another nascent technology for delivering high-speed Internet access, are all the rage at the annual National Cable Television Association show, along with next-generation set-top boxes running Microsoft's Windows CE.

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