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To: Stitch who wrote (4359)	9/4/1998 9:35:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 9256

Stitch, OTOT it's Friday, OK! * this old geezer is disappointed with the speed of the budget inkjet color printers. I still have an Epson dot matrix printer (LQ570, still available for about $250!). Today I tested a few inkjets at Fry's. The ads said 3-4 ppm color. I timed them printing the demo and all took between 1 1/2 and 2 minutes per page. Of local interest: Fry's in Sunnyvale was by itself just off Lawrence Expressway for a few years. The parking lot was always full (too small). Then Japanese-owned T-zone opened a store across the street. They got a little overflow business, but never appealed to the nerds. A few months ago Fry's moved a few blocks to a larger store with a giant parking lot. T-zone now has a liquidation sale. Without Fry's as the attractant, they just don't get customers of their own.<gloat> Saw a Maxtor drive in a box with 3-step easy installation instructions right on the box. Clever. Gottfried