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To: edamo who wrote (118012)	4/15/1999 10:49:00 PM
From: Ex-INTCfan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

From Motley Fool fool.com Dell's Silver Lining Next year, baby, next year! We'll see pent-up demand of unheard proportion as companies unfreeze computer assets and go on an upgrade spree. Year 2000 could be the greatest year PC makers ever see. But inefficient and marginal players are doomed.

To: edamo who wrote (118012)	4/15/1999 11:14:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 176387

The second wave--->Home networking. ed a: Here is something that could fuel the PC sales further from what it is now (this and that Windows 2000 deal),hey works for me,actually I could use couple of more over here. ===================== April 12, 1999 Home networking's soar in popularity will change the industry By:Bob O'donnel -InfoWorld. Products specifically designed for creating home-based networks have been available for well over a year now, but with last week's introduction of the AnyPoint home networking products, many industry observers believe Intel has "legitimized" this often-discussed market. Until now, most of the home networking products have either required the installation of wires inside your home walls, just as you would for a traditional business network, or come from smaller companies (see a previous Plugged In column for more). In addition, the software that came with many of the first-generation products just wasn't simple enough. As a result, the products required a minimum amount of networking expertise to get running, which basically defeated the purpose of a consumer-oriented networking product. While I haven't used the new Intel products, it sounds like one area they have focused on is making the network software installation and configuration virtually invisible, even for the bundled Internet proxy server, which should serve them well. On the other hand, I'm shocked and disappointed that they only have parallel port-based external adapters for now. As the company who created USB and who actively promotes the removal of legacy hardware (such as parallel ports), I'm somewhat baffled by the fact that USB-based versions aren't due until the fall. A quick glance through Intel's online support files already shows a number of problems/incompatibilities with printers that require direct connections to a PC's parallel port -- one of the classic examples of why USB-based peripherals are a much better choice these days. The industry as a whole is obviously hopeful that home networking takes off because it can encourage the sales of multiple PCs in a single home, as well as new categories of software and peripherals that will undoubtedly arise with the proliferation of home networks. Of course, there are some interesting issues that may arise for software vendors and ISPs as a result of home networks. For one, software licenses may need to be adjusted. Most consumers with multiple PCs will not feel compelled to buy multiple copies of an application for all the computers on their home network. Instead, they'll probably buy one copy and install it on multiple machines within their home. While this may sound like blatant piracy, I think the problem is more complex. Most people know that you shouldn't copy software from a friend or business associate, for example, but I'm not sure they believe the same rules apply when it comes to multiple PCs in their own home. And convincing them that it does won't be easy. Similarly, while ISPs have given you a wink and a nod when you ask about setting up a proxy server for sharing an Internet account -- knowing that the total number of people savvy enough to do so was miniscule -- they may have to start rethinking their position. Some ISPs -- particularly those who offer broadband connections -- have the option to buy (or rent) multiple IP addresses for different machines on your network. All the new home networking products come with built-in proxy servers, however, which only require a single IP address. (In addition, the new Internet Connection Sharing feature to be built into Windows 98 Second Edition will give proxy server features to everyone who has that version of Windows 98.) As a result, home network-based shared Internet connections will give every computer attached to the home network high-speed Internet access for the same cost as a single-user account -- a prospect that may not sit well with some ISPs. Regardless of these concerns, however, I'm convinced home networking can and will make a large impact on the consumer PC marketplace. The benefits it provides are simply too compelling to ignore. Now that more products are simplifying the often-confusing process of creating a home network, it's only a matter of time before home networks really do become the next big thing.