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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (67430)	10/27/1998 8:30:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 186894

Mary, that was my reaction too. This is the way the article should actually read. :-) In a last ditch effort to regain market share, the beleaguered Acer group is attempting a familiar concept...First hype the product with the words "brilliant and revolutionary" tossed everywhere. Then go on a Jerry Sanders road show and hope someone notices. I could be wrong, but since that article told us next to nothing about the product, that's my impression. Michael

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (67430)	10/27/1998 1:34:00 PM
From: trouthead	Respond to of 186894

ACER XC as a visionary concept is a crock. You are exactly right Mary. It is a less functional appliance for a little less $$$. It won't sell. There is not going to be a flash of lightning type product that will change the face of computing. There will be a slow, but inexorable move towards a networked house that is connected to the net. Appliances will have protocols that allow them to be programmed to perform a variety of functions. The PC will become easier to use and will function more consistently and people will have to increase their knowledge and comfort with technical devices. Can you imagine if different cars had the clutch and the brake swapped. This is where the PC is today. I can imagine when cars came out many people were overwhelmed by the complexity, but they got used to it. jb

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (67430)	10/27/1998 2:26:00 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Mary, <PC to a TV monitor for $500 - and that Chinese kids didn't want to buy?.> Do you happen to know how much is the total yearly income for this kid's entire family? Didn't you have a thought that there might be another reason for not buying the $500 toy?

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (67430)	10/28/1998 4:36:00 AM
From: stak	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Mary, It could have a traditional monitor but it doesn't have to. It might be the small handheld screen that is used in pocket dictionaries or a pager screen or PDA. Keyboard? Again it depends. It could be voice activated or use a small keypad or a regular keyboard. Hard drive . Most definitely it doesn't have to , but it could if desired. Some one mentioned that they didn't want to see big brother looking into their files if they stored info off site. Big brother(ISP's) already has all our e-mail data stored. No one complains about that. Look at the DOJ case they're using old e-mail . no biggie not using a hard disk... Printer? no printer . >How does this thing differ from a PC?< It's better if you're the one putting forth the differences instead of me telling you. What if this? What if that? This thread has no discussion at all about this coming future shock. Why not???? I also think it sorely misses the fellow that used to post the URL's to many interesting tech releases. >How much less does this cost than a $500 PC?< Mr. Shih KNOWS. My guess is 300-800$ depending on the model. >> How does this differ from that PC that the brilliant Mr. Shih was trying to market three years ago - the one where Chinese children could attach their full ACER Windows PC to a TV monitor for $500<< Brilliant Mr.Shih and et al didn't have the internet to drive sales 3 years ago. No apps , no content. No sales. a link to one man's point of view. Message 6176043 stak