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To: Night Writer who wrote (31278)	8/19/1998 10:47:00 PM
From: FR1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

I read the review. He still misses a few main points. I went to the gala opening at CompUSA. The single iMAC had 30 people around it. They should have had 5 open for display. The rep was knowledgeable and honest. He told me right off that it was a entry level MAC. Here were the problems: 1) No floppy. 2) iMAC comes with USB bus only (No SCSI). This is incompatible with all other MACs and there are few items that are made for USB. Maybe a year from now a lot will exist but you are buying now. 3) No second monitor support. 4) No card slots. 5) A undersized keyboard that will kill your fingers in 15 minutes. Good Points: 1) It is cheap. 2) It is reasonably fast. 3) It has a $100 million hype machine ready to roll.