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To: Mark Brophy who wrote (59627)7/9/1998 3:17:00 PM
From: Joey Smith  Respond to of 186894
 
re:Have you seen any surveys that show how long the average business and home user uses his computer?

I remember reading a survey a few weeks back saying the average PC use has dropped from 4-5 years to 3 years currently (home user). Don't have the source though.

joey



To: Mark Brophy who wrote (59627)7/10/1998 12:23:00 PM
From: Larry Loeb  Respond to of 186894
 
I think you're in the minority.

That's conceivable.

I did upgrade my PC by adding memory (twice, first 8 meg then 32) and a hard drive. I also installed Windows 95 on my own. I also installed my original 14.4 modem and replaced it with a 56K.

If I hadn't been willing to open the box, I would have have had to upgrade after 3 years, at a maximum. Of course, given my experience with my system, that would have been a waste relative to the upgrade costs.

Larry


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