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Tesco's exclusive Christmas PC launch with Siemens is targeting both old time Trekkies and the new generation. The supermarket giant will sell Star Trek themed computers, a limited Siemens edition boasting the first infra-red head-activated joystick. In anticipation of Paramount Pictures' Star Trek: Insurrection, Siemens has unveiled Star Trek: Insurrection themed home PC. Priced at £7799.99, the Xpert 7620C Star Trek package comes with Intel Celeron A 300 MHz, 32MB SDRAM, 3.2GB, 32XCD-Rom, 15" SVGA monitor, 3.5", 1.44MB floppy diskette drive, internal model and Windows 98. Available from the end of November, the PC is bundled with Microprose Star Trek: theme game - Klingon Honor Guard - and includes a headset to control the activity of screen characters. ®

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