Here's a wealth of knowledge on a lot of the internal things going on with the xbox. Everything from the QT project to the WebTV vs. Xbox war... I didn't know some of this information was public knowlege. Good read. http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2005/08/a_walk_through_.html
Dean Takahashi wrote the book that told the story of the Xbox's conception. It's not suprising that he was given a bit more access than your average visitor. -hl718
