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To: Don Earl who wrote (11906)	9/3/1998 1:52:00 AM
From: Don Earl	Respond to of 14577

mktnews.nasdaq.com\www\nasdaq\news\rn\1998\09\02\RN222140AT62.html&usymbol=9999&logo=True&companyname=Market <The most robust orders gain was for electronics and electrical equipment, up 10 percent to $33.1 billion after a 3.2 percent June rise. Orders for industrial machinery and equipment, which includes computers, rose 1.9 percent to $37.6 billion in July after an identical 1.9 percent June increase. > The electronics and electrical equipment category includes semi conductors and circuit boards.

To: Don Earl who wrote (11906)	9/3/1998 6:06:00 AM
From: mark doubiago	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14577

Custom systems are not necessarily more bug prone. There are a lot of really sharp people out there putting systems together and some of them probably do a better job than the OEMs. But they probably only have a very limited number of models with very few options, whereas the OEMs may have 3 or 4 different lines with several models each, and in addition, many more options. So they have their work cut out for them. Upgrading a system with new hardware and software can be a nightmare. I have upgraded some programs with very little effort and am very happy with their performance. On the other hand, i have had to totally wipe clean my hard drives because some other upgrade software from a big name producer, toasted my system. Hardware upgrades are much the same. I have added a new hard drive, added a Jaz drive, replaced the scsi controller, replaced the modem, added a scanner, added two printers, added new cables, etc. I spent days with compatibility problems with the new scsi controller and the two hard drives, days with problems with the scanner/scsi controller/cables, the modem went in easily but then i had a problem with the PC's ports. And to this day, i still am lucky if the scanner works with Photoshop or locks up the whole system. A PC is a constantly changing environment, what works one day, may not the next, even when all you did was turn on your computer to check your email. Programs are constantly at war with each other and with windows. The registry and other settings are constantly in a state of flux and one little change can hose the whole system. Some people have relatively few problems, some people spend more time reworking their system than using it, while some peoples system's don't work at all and get sent to the shop or back to the manufacturer. Sometimes i wonder if when you push the power off button, it just acts like it is off, and then when you leave the room the little gremlins inside start hacking away at it. Maybe instead of calling them hardware/software bugs, we should call them gremlins.