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To: BillHoo who wrote (25870)	8/10/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: Scott Crumley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213187

Bill, I agree with you and Sun Tzu. And I personally think that if the eOne works, that is, doesn't fry in the first week or lock up, then it will throw a major monkey wrench into iMac sales. I think it will steal first time buyers, as well as, PC users that WERE eyeing an iMac. The reasons I think this are simple. The box covers both forward looking (USB, Firewire or SCSI through PCMCIA, Cable modem through 10 baseT) technology, as well as, legacy technology (Parallel, serial, floppy drive). It has composite video/audio in, phone-wire-through the jack networking (to share a printer etc), a midi game port. And contrary to some opinions, it's not bad looking and has the iMac's benefit of small footprint and lugability. The screen is a tad bigger and very clean. And it even works as a CD player when the box is powered down. Kids are gonna love these things. Just plug there game machines right into the composite video etc. With these things selling next to iMac at Sears and Fry's etc, in 60 days, for as little as $399 with a 3 year ISP commitment or $799 straight, how are they gonna sell iMacs at $1199 to new buyers or PC users. Especially given the attitudes of most PC salesmen in these shops. Steve better have something up his sleeve big time. The iBook is cool, but he'll need more than that. Scott