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...player itself, at 20X, is fast enough to run most software. I was able to stalk deer in the hills of Pennsylvania playing Deer Hunter II, though installing the game and loading it seemed to take forever compared to how long my 30X desktop machine needed. The 13.1-in. screen was certainly a pleasure to look at, but the big-screen contributed to a package that weighed in at a sumo-like 7.7 lbs. That's way too heavy for a wimp like me to lug around every...
...marketplace. Hand-held-computer makers could offer machines with Symbian's software in hopes of making them more appealing to consumers with mobile phones. Or the mobile-phone industry could beat a retreat and adopt Windows CE to ensure that their devices link up easily with existing desktop PCs. Either way, it's likely that the nations of Europe will be communicating with a single standard-- even if they are not yet talking with a unified voice...
...what will the next generation of desktop computers look like? A lot like Apple's new iMac. "The iMac embodies a lot of the things I'm talking about," says Grove. "Sometimes what Apple is doing may have an electrifying effect on the rest of us. It's nothing we couldn't have done, but Apple went ahead and did it." Apple's iMac, it should be noted, is built around processors made by Motorola, not Intel. And Grove is not entirely uncritical of the translucent blue box; like millions of die-hard Mac fans, he wonders about the lack...
...device was not for me. It costs $330--more if you want to buy the docking station to synch information with your desktop computer. And service starts at $30 a month for a low-volume user. Because of its limited functionality, the Pagewriter could not replace my laptop, PDA or cell phone. It would only upgrade my beeper--and since that's the smallest and cheapest of my toys, I plan to keep it on my bandolier...
...downward trend, and the home and small-office/home-office markets, both hailed as the next wave in computing, are stagnant. In addition, that wild and wacky Internet, with its open standards, could potentially topple Microsoft's apple cart, eliminating the need for a Microsoft OS on every desktop...