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To: Burt Masnick who wrote (42889)	12/19/1997 2:38:00 PM
From: StockMan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Burt, Re -- Sub-1K, I am looking into getting one for my in-laws so they can have email capabilities with their grandchildren and for some fun. For the capabilities you mention they are fun. However if they want to process photographs and send them via email, they may need a better machine.. Also for kids new games (good graphics) coming out, they are/will be bad. Most consumers have rationalized and buy a computer which will last them at least 2-3 years, and for that the 1500-2000 is the best value for the money. Statistics show this. Stockman

To: Burt Masnick who wrote (42889)	12/19/1997 8:34:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Burt - Re: "...someone who has bought a fair amount of home software " Thanks for sharing your thoughts and recent experience on new software and "old" computers. I guess when all software vendors decide not to write any new software, perhaps the need for more CPU power will diminish. Until then, it's business as usual - faster and faster PCs. Re: your in-laws and a sub $1,000 PC - be careful - choose one with MMX capability. I keep track of the new software titles/revisions and have noticed an impressive list of products written to take advantage of MMX technology. These include a host of image editing software for photographic enhancement, video editing, Barbie Pink Software (not the real title but the box was bright pink and MMX was highly recommended) as well as many games - Jedi Knight, Microsoft Flight Simulator, etc. Paul