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To: Alomex who wrote (23153)	2/15/1999 2:10:00 PM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Because they don't look cool and can't be color-coordinated to match the room.....LOL

To: Alomex who wrote (23153)	2/15/1999 2:20:00 PM
From: Lambo	Respond to of 213173

If the hotel chains were to put computers in rooms for business users, I can easily see where they would use a Compaq or something similar just because the majority of their customers would be familiar with the Windows OS. However, in an ironic way, I also think that the iMac's lack of a floppy drive would lessen any security concerns that hotel management might have. It certainly makes it more difficult for someone to introduce a virus to the machine, etc. Lambo

To: Alomex who wrote (23153)	2/15/1999 10:41:00 PM
From: HerbVic	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

That was a news item from months ago. All the computers were $1000 or more "a pop." That's not the point. This discussion got started over that restaurant (cybercafe) in Dallas that has iMacs everywhere. We were not discussing the age old battle over which OS would be chosen. I'm really sorry you brought it up, but since you did, if I were going to start a service business providing room computers on demand with internet access, even with Presarios at $500 each, I would provide iMacs. The initial difference in cost would be made up VERY quickly in lower installation an maintenance costs. For example, do those Presarios come with Ethernet 10/100 already built in and software ready? The Macintosh could be offered with games, internet access, word processing and much more, buttonholed and password protected in At Ease. It would be simpler to set up, and much, much, much, much simpler to maintain. A single printer in the hotel lobby could be used by all the rooms. Files could saved to zip, SuperDisk, floppy or whatever on an office located server. Plus, even computer non-literates could use it with nothing but a laminated card of instructions to go on. The Wintel could be provided with all those things, but would only be useful to computer geeks with generous knowledge of the machine. Then it would have to be wiped and reinstalled after each use. And where do you get that 95% figure? I thought Apple had at least 5% of the market last quarter. Does that leave Apple and Wintel as the only players left in the industry? Aarrggueee! What happened to Solaris, Unix, Linux, OS2 and a few others? Have they been whiped out by the Apple marketing machine? Alomex, price is important. I certainly don't want to mislead you into thinking that it's not. But, what you get for your money is at least as important. And the target market for such an installation could be covered for everyone using the iMac for its ease of use and with Soft PC or Virtual PC for the Wintel needers. With faster and faster processors, the core OS of choice is going to be the one most easy to use. The rest of the OS's will just run under emulation to capacitate penetration into legacy applications. Just check out emulation.net, scroll to the bottom, and check out the list of emulators available to Macintosh OS. Also Alomex, it's a brave new world out there every day. The DOJ is about to break up Microsoft into a bunch of "Baby Bills." (Heard this one on CNBC. Couldn't resist.) I thumb my nose at your so called P r e s a r i o, raspberry... (pause) raspberry...raspberry...raspberry... (grin) HerbVic