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To: drmorgan who wrote (15895)	6/7/1998 11:59:00 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22053

Personal touch drives PC sales USA Today - 06/05/98- Updated 10:49 AM ET Buyers pay for the personal-touch PC While stores such as Circuit City and CompUSA sell thousands of computers each week, companies such as Diversified ship 30% of all PCs sold, making such "small systems builders" the bigfoots of the market, says Microsoft's Paul Bazley, general manager of small-business marketing. Rick Sbrocca of Santa Ana, Calif.-based wholesaler Ingram Micro thinks small stores' share of the market might be even higher - 60% - vs. 22% for direct sellers and mail-order firms and 18% for large retail chains. The hand-holding that local PC builders and sellers can offer customers gives them a special edge as home users and small businesses increasingly move into the PC world and the Internet. Unlike "big box" retailers, small vendors go through wholesalers to purchase, for example, chips from Intel, software from Microsoft and modems from 3Com for the PCs they build and customize to each buyer's needs. It's similar to what Dell, Gateway and Compaq do on a larger scale via toll-free phone lines and the Internet. usatoday.com Hmmmm, I thought I was the ONLY one that got his computer from a mom-and-pop. o~~~ O

To: drmorgan who wrote (15895)	6/7/1998 1:06:00 PM
From: Lost in New York	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

But keep in mind that DSL is not "dial up" access so you are locked in to your ISP. As it was described to me at last year's Internet Expo by a Bell-Atlantic guy, you got your ADSL connection from them but you still went with one of two local ISPs for your e-mail address, web page etc. Unfortunatly he also said it would be available in NYC during the first half of '98, not! I can't get them or either of the two local cable companies to tell me when fast access will be available. Hello ... I want to give you money ... doesn't anyone want it? Boo-Hiss! I hope they're at PC Expo in a couple of weeks so I can ask again. Dave Edit: I guess they will be. pcexpo.com