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To: gnuman who wrote (58622)	6/24/1998 9:03:00 AM
From: billwot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Gene-Re:Is this an indicator of low Celeron acceptance? I think not. I also saw the ad in the local rag (Raleigh News and Observer)and this is a "Midnight Madness" giveaway similar to what car dealers sometimes do. Vouchers will be distributed between 11:30 pm to first come first served and must be redeemed between 12:30 and 1:38 am. This is a lottery, not a sale. Have a good day! billwot

To: gnuman who wrote (58622)	6/24/1998 2:00:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Gene - Re: "I also assume that Intel is somehow involved in this offering." Are you afraid of a little marketing? Paul

To: gnuman who wrote (58622)	6/24/1998 2:42:00 PM
From: stak	Respond to of 186894

This is a sad picture of the way the hardware side of things is going. The O/S's share of the pie gets larger and larger, percentage wise and guess who gets all of it. Acer's new XC line of specialty,"crippled" PC's will start at $199 there's not a lot of room for gravy there. This one's not an indicator of low Celeron acceptance, just a "gift" for a lucky few. >>> A flyer in todays paper has CompUSA selling barebones Celeron PC's for $98.00 as part of their WIN98 promo. These boxes include Celeron 266, 32MB Ram, 2.1 GB hard drive and 24X CDROM. They also include Win98 which is sold seperately for $89.00 There are 10 units available per store. I assume this is a nationwide promo, so we're looking at quite a few Celerons at this price. (I think they have over 150 stores). I also assume that Intel is somehow involved in this offering. Is this an indicator of low Celeron acceptance? <<<