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To: Mark Orsi who wrote (3611)	3/14/1998 9:49:00 AM
From: Mark Orsi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4453

Is There a Future for Network Computers? zdnet.com "...speculated that there will be a 10-fold increase in NC sales in 1998. Since only 10,000 NCs were sold last year (I still don't know anyone who bought them), that means that only 100,000 will be sold this year. But another 10-fold increase next year will legitimize the market. Further, there may be 10-fold growth each year for the next several years." (Other articles have estimated that 200,000 NCs sold last year.) An NC by Any Other Name Would Satisfy Larry's Mom zdnet.com Workspace On Demand? zdnet.com "IBM's Workspace On Demand for OS/2 warp server is among the first opportunities to sell network computers and server-managed solutions." ... "WSOD "is a no-brainer," according to Greg Shah, president of Golden Code, a high-end systems integrator with Fortune 1000 clients. "They're excited to hear about OS/2 again."