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To: SteveC who wrote (96947)	3/5/2000 6:03:00 PM
From: Dan3	Respond to of 1579795

Re: The analysts who think a 1GHz PC is a gimmick are fooling themselves... Another issue is the direct and indirect costs that are incurred when a desktop is upgraded. The new PC must be purchased, the old one disposed of, data and applications, transferred and tested, network settings configured, etc. If a 733MHZ machine needs to upgraded 6 months sooner than a 1GHZ machine, the 1GHZ machine will have an longer useful life and is worth significantly more. And we all know that the time isn't too far away when anything below 1GHZ will need to be replaced. People think in round numbers and it's such an obvious decision point. Regards, Dan

To: SteveC who wrote (96947)	3/5/2000 6:20:00 PM
From: RDM	Respond to of 1579795

1GHz PCs are going to quickly become a status symbol for people under 35. Even some that are 53!

To: SteveC who wrote (96947)	3/5/2000 7:57:00 PM
From: Gopher Broke	Respond to of 1579795

Steve, <Sure, no mainstream corporation will need a 1GHz PC anytime soon> I disagree. There are several applications out there just waiting for fast processors. At 1GHz we should really see some usable speech recognition apps, for example. Virtual reality interfaces to the internet is another CPU hungry application waiting for more processor power. Why watch a grainy, low frame-rate RealNetworks broadcast of Ananova when your processor can generate a full screen hi-res image locally. I guess you can argue these are not "mainstream corporation" applications. IMO they will be.