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To: HerbVic who wrote (13004)	5/7/1998 12:11:00 AM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Being Objective!!!! As a fan of Apple, I wish them luck, because they must try to get new users not just sell to Mac fanatics...Their problem is all of their markets have fallen off over the years including education. The reason lack of software. If Jobs can get some new and vital software written for the Mac, that could attract new users and there is hope. Otherwise the Mac market will remain for the Mac loyalists and the graphic departments only. Which will provide little growth..which is something Wall Street wants to see, not just old Macs being recycled for new ones. So as a non-MAC owner, but very respectful to the MAC tradition and a long-term computer user. The road ahead is still very steep and slippery.. Regards Don Green

To: HerbVic who wrote (13004)	5/7/1998 12:39:00 AM
From: Scott Crumley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

HerbVic, Portable data gathering devices? PDAs? Personal laptops? Home appliances? Jobs specifically mentioned digital cameras and I thinks that's worth looking at. Home digital photography has come of age. I've been using a Quicktake 200 I bought during the fire sale, to print out on a $200 Epson 600 (which is an awesome little printer). I'm getting fast, photo-quality output on the 4 X 6 photographic paper that's been blowing my friends and family away. It looks great at about 25 cents a print. The new crop of cameras are much better (resolution wise) than the Quicktake, and though expensive right now, would be shoe-ins for major price drops this Christmas. The most annoying aspect is plugging in a serial cable and the resulting slow upload. The 4 Mbit IRDA would be great, especially for the toaster folks. Regards, Scott

To: HerbVic who wrote (13004)	5/7/1998 12:47:00 AM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

After some thought about this new iMac, I'm a bit disappointed in some aspects of this "consumer" product. - No floppy or Zip drive? How is Joe Sixpack supposed to transfer files to another machine or to someone else? Yes, the usefulness of the floppy has declined in recent years, but a lot of software still comes on them. Are consumers expected to transfer files only via email or their own home Ethernet network? That's a bit much to ask... - Speaking of Ethernet, why does the average consumer have any need for it? The cost to include 10/100BaseT Ethernet could have been foregone for a floppy drive, Zip drive, or both! Best thing Apple could do is offer Ethernet in a BTO config, not as standard equipment. - Only a 33.6k modem? I hope this one changes by August at product rollout. Yes, a 56k modem really isn't that much faster, but we're talking about perception here. Perception by Joe Sixpack is that 56k is the way to go. All that said, I applaud apple for this push into the consumer market, and it still bodes well for Apple's future. It's damn sexy looking, too! I just wish I didn't have the feeling that engineering didn't think this one through completely, feature-wise.