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To: wily who wrote (11995)	6/15/2000 6:49:00 PM
From: DukeCrow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

Is it possible that hi-speed wireless internet will make inroads into the flash storage market -- You take a picture and email it home? I think you'll always need some sort of temporary storage media. It would be too taxing on the infrastructure to download and upload images all the time. Wireless internet access will be integrated into many devices in the future. It will be a very complementary technology to flash, as you will need to store the data which is streamed or downloaded from the net. Removable flash is ideal for this because as wireless access gets faster, more storage will be needed. It's better to just upgrade your flash memory card than to buy a whole new device with more embedded flash. Also, as the good doctor said in his interview on CNBC, not embedding the flash lowers the cost of the device. This is very important in the price sensitive consumer market. Ali

To: wily who wrote (11995)	6/15/2000 7:59:00 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Printing Digital Photos: Canon, HP and Epson excel... nytimes.com This article mentions on-line services in the intro... I am not enamored with the idea of downloading photos to a on-line print site, mostly because it is time consuming and would duplicate the effort I have made on my PhotoPoint site. If you become aligned with one on-line print service you will need to consider tranferring all your albums there. In the end I would prefer to take a loaded CF card to Ritz and have them print out the "best of the best" even if it costs 50½ a piece. [I also really like the option of customized, self-extracting albums on CD. This is just a fantastic option and I suggest everyone take a look at it.] Ausdauer