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To: Jonathan Bird who wrote (12898)	5/6/1998 3:09:00 PM
From: Sam Scrutchins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Hit 30!!!! YES!!!

To: Jonathan Bird who wrote (12898)	5/6/1998 3:09:00 PM
From: Barnhart	Respond to of 213177

It's a miracle. $30. Brian

To: Jonathan Bird who wrote (12898)	5/6/1998 3:13:00 PM
From: Alomex	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

An internet computer with only a 33.6 modem? Good point. No zip option, not even a floppy drive. I'm not sure how critical is this thing. On a regular day I use five different computers (two desktops, a laptop and two remote servers), and I very rarely use a floppy. And when I do I could have equally as well used the Internet instead of a floppy..

To: Jonathan Bird who wrote (12898)	5/6/1998 4:26:00 PM
From: WebDrone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Jonathan, regarding the 33.6 modem- I'm sure they will upgrade to v.90; but v.90 still has not been completely finalized- so, let's not argue flex or x2 since the fight is resolved. Besides, T1 is so much nicer! regarding the floppy- I think syquest makes a Zip style disk that also reads floppies (IBM makes the internal drive hardware, anyhow). I use a floppy once every 6 months. Everything else goes on Zips. These things cost about $149, and just plug on the scssi port (included, of course.) A lot of this could become obsolete, if Virtual Private Networks gain acceptance. VPN- consider if SI also let you store data on their server. You could get your data, change it, and store again, any time you needed, from any machine on the internet. Holding your data in your hand is reassuring, but there may be a new way of thinking about computers due to VPN software from your ISP. Having just been to compUSA with a friend who is a novice, simply adding a monitor option can be quite a dilemma for many people. Which monitor is the best? WHAT? HOW MUCH? Oh, I don't need that. How bad is the cheapest monitor? What? That bad? I think this will be very big for Apple. The education market implications are enormous. Richard