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To: tiquer who wrote (10556)	7/20/1998 2:21:00 PM
From: paul	Respond to of 64865

yes but its funny how the "geek" type drives so much of the PC marketplace while the much larger market gets ignored. I still get laughs when i read PC magazines and see articles on how to wire together a home network.a typical example of the PC mentality spreading from the desktop (like windows) - look at the compaq board and there all talking about demand from Joe blow wiring up computers for the kids and grandma - they just dont get it!. Anyway they have enough to keep busy with upgrading to whatver version of Windows xx, fixing those DLL conflicts, upgrading their applications software, running virus checks, upgrading their memory, etc. etc. people want information - not to be windows and PC administrators (unless there getting paid for it). Sun's vision of Network Computing while not allways popular with wall street is right and Microsoft is following the leader - Sun.

To: tiquer who wrote (10556)	7/20/1998 9:42:00 PM
From: Jon Tara	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

"Why should "everyone" maintain a little mini network (Win PC) when in can be done on a remote server." YOU keep YOUR personal data on a remote server, where it is exposed to plundering and misuse. I'll keep it on my own PC, stored on an ever-more-inexpensive hard disk. Data transmission speed? Not even close. I have Cox @Home (cable modem). While I'm more than pleased with average performance that is equivalent to a couple of T-1's, it doesn't come close to that of a modern local hard disk. For web surfing - yes. For loading programs - no. PCs are now as cheap as we had HOPED that NCs might be. What's the point? I do think that SUNW has a bright future - as a major supplier of the network infrastructure. I wish they'd focus on that more, though.