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To: kemble s. matter who wrote (114290)	4/5/1999 1:11:00 PM
From: freeus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

OT Oh Kemble you hit a nerve there: Not only is ivy league not necessary for success but college is not necessary for success and telling kids it is is a lie. I was tickled pink when I taught high school and a student who had dropped out after sophomore year came back and visited me. He said "I hated school. I got a job hauling dirt when I dropped out and did such a great job that I was eventually able to buy another truck and hire a helper. Now I have 6 trucks and 7 helpers, including an accountant because I aint so good with figures. But I do a good job and folks like my attitude and my work. Maybe I even make more than you do now!!!! And I love my job: I hate book learnin" VVVVVVVBG Freeus

To: kemble s. matter who wrote (114290)	4/5/1999 5:07:00 PM
From: Bandit19	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Kemble, Hi! Put this article from IBD in the 'In tech things just keep getting better all the time....and my, look what we have to look forward to' bin. DELL isn't mentioned but you know they'll be right there! Quick-Start PCs Jumping Into Action Soon Date: 4/5/99 Author: James DeTar Every time you turn on a personal computer, you have to wait while it ''boots,'' or loads software, taking up to 2 1/2 minutes at times. For those of you who have been biding your time after you flick on your PC, have no fear. Help is on the way. Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp. and other companies in the PC market have come up with a way to boot up computers faster. The goal is a PC that will turn on as quickly as a television or radio. ''Instantly available'' is the term Intel uses for a method it's developed to enable PCs to turn on quickly. PC makers will begin selling instantly available computers in the U.S. later this year, says Dave Chan, planning manager for Intel's desktop products group. Siemens AG now sells the machines in Europe. Other PC makers due to make instantly available PCs include Compaq Computer Corp. and Packard Bell NEC Inc. In addition to turning on right away, instantly available PCs will offer a couple of other benefits. They'll conserve energy, drawing a miserly two to three watts when turned off. This is comparable to the newest energy-efficient televisions, and less than some night lights, Intel claims. When current PCs go into sleep mode, they still draw up to 30 watts of power, Intel says. In full use, a PC uses about 45 watts. Instantly available PCs, though, could go a step beyond current TVs and videocassette recorders. They'll be able to take advantage of software that automates many tasks. Sleep modes on current computers can't do this. ''Your PC will be able to wake up in the middle of the night in response to a phone call or software programming,'' Chan said. ''It could then go out and gather data on the Internet, and in the morning have a report prepared and waiting for you.'' Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba Corp. of Tokyo came up with a large piece of the puzzle for instantly available PCs. It's called the advanced configuration and power interface. That's a piece of software that lets hardware and software in a PC share information. This, in turn, lets the PC calculate the lowest power draw. It was included in Microsoft's Windows 98 operating system, and will be upgraded in Windows 2000, due out at the end of this year. More than half of all PC makers are shipping PCs with the interface today, says a Microsoft spokeswoman. The way quick-start PCs work is similar to a TV. The interface has five sleep levels. Instead of being shut down completely to save power, a PC could go into deep sleep mode. When needed, the PC will restore all the electronics, fans and disk drives to operation in a few seconds. A TV works the same way. There's always a tiny amount of power being supplied to the picture tube so it will come on instantly. New models use two to three watts when turned off, the same as these new quick-start PCs. In contrast, older VCRs use seven watts of power even when turned off. Intel is working with a variety of companies on instantly available PCs. Among them: Motorola Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc., Nvidia Corp., Conexant Systems Inc. and 3Com Corp. to name a few. Michael Murphy, editor of the California Technology Stock Letter newsletter, says adding instant availability won't add much to the price tag of a PC. But a different type of memory likely will be required. ''The memory will probably be a bit more expensive. It'll add a little bit, but you're not going to notice it,'' Murphy said. I see DELL much higher by the end of week,like you always say...When Michael talks....we make MONEY!!! How about ED...small world or what? I had a Pica's pizza for you and Patty the other night...it was hummmm, hummmm good! GO DELL! KUDOS to all LONGS! Steve -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (C) Copyright 1999 Investors Business Daily, Inc. Metadata: INTC MSFT SMAWY CPQ TOSBF MOT LU NVDA CNXT COMS I/3675 I/3270 I/3572 I/4890 I/3574 E/IBD E/SN1 E/FRT E