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To: DOUG DAVIS who wrote (50987)	3/23/1998 10:59:00 AM
From: Paul Dieterich	Respond to of 186894

From Asia BizTech: >>The microprocessor segment remains a bright spot for the overall semiconductor market. IDC expects microprocessor revenue to expand 24.9 percent to US$29.3 billion in 1998. Intel Corp. and other producers of microprocessors are enjoying the fruits of the strong market for their specialty devices. "Despite a trend toward lower-priced processors to feed the demand for sub-US$1,500 PCs, healthy unit growth for both the computing and embedded segments of the market will fuel the processor market," said Kelly Henry, senior research analyst for semiconductors.<< Full article: nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com

To: DOUG DAVIS who wrote (50987)	3/23/1998 1:54:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Doug - Re: "In the future: digital camera, video phone...." These applications will require lots of CPU horsepower. If they are indeed in the future, and all you need is the current office applications you mentioned, I'd go for a cheap system, with the thought in mind that it will be a "throw-away" in a few months or a year. Get a cheap $700 or $800 box with whatever CPU inside - K6, Pentium MMX or MediaGX - but most MediaGX's don't have MMX capability yet! Stay away from anything with a Cyrix 6x86MX chip. However - BUY THE BEST MONITOR you can afford! The monitor is what you will spend your time looking at CONSTANTLY - so buy nothing less than a 17 inch monitor from a top quality manufacturer. My personal favorite is NEC, but Sony and Mitsubishi and a few others are right up there. Don't be surprised if that monitor costs nearly as much as the PC! AS for future digital camera stuff - the future will bring you more and better and cheaper alternatives. A year from now a 400 MHz Pentium II will likely run you less than $1800. If you don't mind tossing out or obsoleting today's purchase, you will be well rewarded for the wait. And you can use your "new" monitor that you buy today! Paul