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To: Paul Engel who wrote (37436)	10/24/1997 6:55:00 AM
From: Kealoha	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul: spending most of my life overseas I have been an observer of American culture. Americans love to buy the best, biggest and newest. With P2 prices around $2k, the more typical American will spring for the power, name, bells and whistles for another $1,000. Or..., for another 500 over the "sub-1000" price you get a 200Pent. I think the "typical" American will be sold the bigger machine, whether it's a 200 Pent or P2 by a saleman in the store @ Xmas. However, whatever, you and I know this market is NOT the big deal it is portrayed to be.

To: Paul Engel who wrote (37436)	10/24/1997 8:55:00 AM
From: Pancho Villa	Respond to of 186894

Paul re: >>Very simply, if the Average Joe has less needs than you, then ONE HALF the population of "Joes" would also have less demanding needs than you. However, assuming a "normal" distribution of "Joes", the OTHER HALF of the population of "JOES" will have needs that are MORE DEMANDING than you.<< I guess that if my needs are equal to that of the average Joe then, assuming a symmetric distribution, not necessarily a normal distribution (i.e., gaussian), we would be talking about half the poeple having more demanding needs. In my original message I say: "Assuming the needs of the average Joe are less than mine..." (or something to that effect). You are equating my needs to that of the average Joe who probably uses a computer just for email checking, browsing and typing. A better guess may be that my needs are somewhere in the upper third in which case we would be talking about one third and not one half. PS: The name PANCHO is spelled P-A-N-C-H-O, not Puncho. (This may be handy to know in California where there are more Panchos than around here. But again, you may be dyslexic or just want to be a pain in the neck. Who knows!) Pancho