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To: Pierre-X who wrote (567)	7/14/1998 7:41:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 2025

PX/all, "Cheap PCs mean big bucks" The sub-$1000 computer market is now Compaq's most profitable line From correspondent Steve Young July 14, 1998: 5:29 p.m. ET cnnfn.com I'm surprised. The argument so often propounded on SI that "nobody could make money on sub$1k pcs" seemed so plausible. GM I'm thinking of getting this PC for my daughter. The fact that CompUSA is everywhere was a consideration in case the PC needs service. Another was that's all she needs. Nine hundred bucks. CTX LAK266 266MHz AMD-K6r Processor with MMXT Technology Includes Windows 98 32MB SDRAM 3.2GB HD 24X CD-ROM 56K*/14.4 Data/Fax Modem 25 Watt Speakers 15" .28 (13.8" Viewable Image Size) CTX Color Monitor #165201 Canon BJC-250 Color Printer #153583 info.compusa.com

To: Pierre-X who wrote (567)	7/15/1998 1:52:00 PM
From: Chuck Bleakney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2025

Well if a long term market for the $500 PC is to exist, then integration on a large scale is a necessity... many if not all electronic functions will have to be accomplished on a single chip. Just think about it for a minute... your typical PC has a very limited set of connections to its peripherals... and basically I/O ports other than power connections. It can be integrated to that degree, basically a single chip for each major function. This would make a compact and more reliable computer than we currently have that could compete in the $500 price range. There are still some big obstacles to overcome (such as reliable analog and digital circuitry on the same silicon wafer) but progress is still happening rapidly. And peripherals with a mechanical component such as disk drives, tape drives, etc have a big problem with the integration in the overall scheme of things. Micromachines may provide some solutions here... The future is a very hard thing to predict based simply on the present. Chuck