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To: Frodo Baxter who wrote (6547)	6/8/1999 11:40:00 PM
From: Mark Oliver	Respond to of 9256

A nice article about what is a computer and what will we need in the future. cnn.com Here was something that peaked my interest. Would you buy a PC that lacks a keyboard, mouse, serial port, or Windows? You might, but you wouldn't call it a PC. Take the new digital TV recorders from Replay Networks and TiVo. These devices cost about $700 each, including downloadable program listings, and they share plenty of characteristics and parts with garden-variety PCs -- like off-the-shelf microprocessors, modems, and hard drives. They even have operating systems: TiVo is based on the increasingly popular Linux. So, these devices have an operating system. Never gave that much thought. Oh no, looks like Microsoft is going to have to invest in another company to make them use Win CE. Regards, Mark