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To: Jim Patterson who wrote (48249)	6/19/1998 8:36:00 PM
From: Geoff Nunn	Respond to of 176387

Jim, thanks for your comments. HWP, IBM, and CPQ(with the addition of DEC) Don't need to make money on PCs any more You saved me the trouble of asking are you a shareholder in any of these companies. ;o) Geoff

To: Jim Patterson who wrote (48249)	6/20/1998 12:04:00 AM
From: FR1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

More than 4 MB on a video card is overkill More than 5 GB on a HD is overkill More than a P II 266 is overkill More than a 33.6 modem is overkill (and a waste of money, Mine never go that fast anyway). I think this is a little like people in 1982 saying: "One megabyte of ram!! My god, why would anyone ever need a whole megabyte of ram? It's overkill!! Nobody will ever use it!" Software always consumes whatever hardware creates. Better hardware allows you to use more data. The software people, as usual, are waiting on hardware. The next big thing is broadband internet and recordable DVD drives. As it becomes seriously deployed this fall, broadband internet will open a whole new world for ISPs - they can download programs and stream interactive videos to the public once they know hardware is available and people are connected (software people waiting on hardware people). It will be just like in the past. In the past people said "Yeah, all that's available now but you gotta get rid of your 286 if you want to use windows." Now they will say "Yeah, you can use multiple flat screen monitors, enjoy interactive video programs, educational classes, etc. but you gotta get rid of that old hardware and buy the new stuff." I summary, I think we need to run your comments in reverse: More than 4 MB on a video card is overkill Everybody wants bigger monitors, sharper screens and multiple monitors. Wall size will be fine, thank you. More than 5 GB on a HD is overkill Everybody wants to download and have their favorite movie, songs, educational programs, etc close at hand to use. There is no end to storage demands. Let's talk terrabytes. More than a P II 266 is overkill Everybody needs as fast a processor as possible if we are working with volumes of data. If you ask a program to demonstrate something that you request, rendering a character is the way to go. Let's talk parallel processing. More than a 33.6 modem is overkill Everybody will have @Home, roadrunner or some equivalent that is at least at T1. Nobody wants slow. Anyhow, I think we can't see the forest because of the trees. Uses for high power machines is limited only by your imagination and even the common person can use a power tool.