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Non-Tech : The New Iomega '2000' Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mel Boreham who wrote (3339)	11/8/1999 8:51:00 AM
From: BBG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5023

I thought the following story from the WSJ was interesting... especially the part I've highlighted... Is this finally the beginning of the end for the floppy???? BBG PC firms to omit features,limit expandability-WSJ Reuters Story - November 08, 1999 05:35 NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Personal computer makers are trying to get customers to replace their PCs more often by dropping older technologies and designing new machines with limited expansion capabilities, the Wall Street Journal said. This week Compaq Computer Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are *expected to unveil new PCs that eliminate 1980s technologies such as 16-bit add-in cards and floppy disk drives,* the Journal said. Instead, the companies will appeal to business buyers with stylised designs, consumer-friendly $500 entry prices and powerful processors, the paper said. Later in the month, Dell Computer Corp. will take the same approach with a new Internet-oriented model as part of a broader push into consumer PCs, the Journal said.