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To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (12908)	5/6/1998 3:28:00 PM
From: Dirk Dawson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Mark, By the time folks can get reliable 56K connections across the board, Apple will have a machine out that can take advantage of cable modems, etc. With the built-in fast ethernet this model is cable-modem-ready already and one would guess Motorola will rev their current cable modems to fast ethernet in the future. Granted this only saves you $50 on the cable modem install, but it's great plug and play. Dirk

To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (12908)	5/6/1998 3:32:00 PM
From: Alomex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

By the time folks can get reliable 56K connections across the board, Apple will have a machine out that can take advantage of cable modems, etc. Where do you live? I have access to several 56K ISPs all of which work at the promised speeds (SI messages download instantly, zero wait!). Huh...even without a floppy drive the iMac is still more expandable, at least in terms of memory, than the Presario. We are not talking if the IMAC is better than the Presario. I think it is, since is so much faster. What we are talking about is if the list posted will look impressive to Joe Six-pack. It won't.

To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (12908)	5/6/1998 3:43:00 PM
From: Jonathan Bird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

By the time folks can get reliable 56K connections across the board, Apple will have a machine out that can take advantage of cable modems, etc. 56K is widely available and is what sells on almost all new computers now days. This 33.3 modem will not make for great comparison side by side to a PC with 56K. Cable modems and DSL will be great with the Ethernet connection. But in 90 days when this thing ships, >99% of all consumers will still be using modems. Jon Bird