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To: Frank Sheridan who wrote (7483)	9/21/1998 6:50:00 PM
From: Simon Cardinale	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Frank: CPU and network comparison Actually, I'm not sure if Token ring is better than ethernet. What a pain in the ass cable-wise. Taking for granted that Motorola RISC processors beat Intel's, what's the difference in the quality of the computing experience? Not a lot, really. Once the network is hooked up, who cares if it's ethernet or token ring? Again, not much. (It makes a difference when you're setting up, though.) There are other areas where the quality of the experience does matter, and these should be compared to 3D/virtual reality. What size TV do you own? I don't know if 13" TVs sell more than 27", but neither has replaced the other. The quality of the experience is better on a larger screen, so they sell well. What kind of stereo do you own? I have a cheap stereo hooked up to my computer. Good enough for games. Good enough for talk radio. But when I listen to music I have a real stereo I use, with great speakers and a sub-woofer. Any luxury item could be done without entirely. That's the truly cheap solution. I have come to the conclusion that any chip company is probably a bad investment from here on out. It seems to me that the chip industry has become a lot like the disk drive industry. I have a Fujitsu drive, and I also have a Maxtor. I forget which is C :and which D:. The experience of using them is the same. If 3D chips get to that point, then I'd get out of 3D chipsets as an investment. However, true virtual reality (nearly indistinguishable in sensual quality and persuasiveness from actual reality) is a long way away. It's rare in computers to have such a solid final performance target. Simon