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To: drmorgan who wrote (15626)	5/22/1998 8:18:00 PM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 22053

Hi Derek, you'll be happy with the Micron...I got a new Dell in January, but have Micron also. It's hard not to like the Dell, it's a nice machine...but for some reason I like my Microns better. Couldn't agree more about the desktop giving you so much more for the money...that is why I didn't get the laptop, the the cost to benefit ratio wasn't in favor of it. Now get off it and let the kid get some time in. <g>

To: drmorgan who wrote (15626)	5/23/1998 10:33:00 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22053

Reiterate Buy From First Call Corporation "What's wrong with 3Com? Maybe nothing." Message 4564406 o~~~ O

To: drmorgan who wrote (15626)	5/23/1998 1:27:00 PM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22053

Satellite follies Newsflashes - May 22, 1998 Internet-over-satellite may become a booming business in a few years. It's already available from Hughes Network Systems as the DirecPC and DirecDuo. Something happened on Tuesday, May 19th that may give pause to the idea. 56k.com o~~~ O

To: drmorgan who wrote (15626)	5/26/1998 10:18:00 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22053

Review - 3Com's PalmPilots Are Flying High Newsbytes - May 22, 1998 10:53 MAKATI, PHILIPPINES, 1998 MAY 22 (NB) -- By Erwin Lemuel G. Oliva, Metropolitan Computer Times. In less than two years, Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company [NASDAQ:COMS], has sold over a million units of PalmPilot products worldwide - a feat that the company boasts openly. During 3Com's introduction of the new Palm III Connected Organizer in Manila, Clarence Cho, 3Com's Asia Pacific region business development manager for Palm Computing, reported that PalmPilots, which are based on the Palm Computing platform, presently hold 66 percent of the standard handheld computing market worldwide. This success, 3Com notes in a statement, is attributed to PalmPilot's "seamless desktop syncronization, ease of use, and fast data access." With this in mind, the company expects Palm III's entry to be the next success story in connected handheld devices. Palm III is a pocket-sized device that includes a calendar, an address book, a to-do list, and a notepad. Surprisingly, two triple "A" battery power this sleek organizer. It can also run so-called "third party" applications. There are several means of using Palm III: a little stylus allows users to pull down menus and initiate commands; they can also manipulate an on-screen keyboard using the same stylus; or they can directly write on a designated area on the device which "instantly" translates their handwriting into text. However, users would have to get used to the device's handwriting-recognition software style, Newsbytes notes. And check this out: Palm III has an infrared beaming capability which allows information exchange among Palm III users. 3Com also disclosed that at a minimal cost of about $130, PalmPilot users can soon "upgrade" their devices, thereby allowing them to exchange notes with Palm III users. Cho noted that 3Com has just "improved" on Palm III's predecessors: the PalmPilot Professional and Personal. Palm III, for instance, comes with two-megabytes random access memory (RAM) and flash memory which is double that of the PalmPilot Professional. Also, in terms of physical look, these devices look almost the same. Palm III, however, comes with a flip-up plastic cover. This, according to a 3Com representative, gives better protection to the device's fragile screen. Palm III runs on Palm OS 3.0, the new generation of Palm Computing's operating system for handheld devices. This, said Cho, is far different from other similar products by other companies which often run on Windows CE. He, in fact, believes that customers prefer an operating system which is relatively simple and easy to use. "They often don't want Windows in their palm devices," he claimed. Furthermore, the Palm III, which comes with a "cradle" can transfer and eventually update data on the user's PC. Through its HotSync technology feature, users can easily "synchronize data" between the two devices. o~~~ O