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- From: reddevil@ix.netcom.com (#10 Ox)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: THE $500 INet BOX - OPPORTUNITY?
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 18:34:24 GMT
- Organization: Perfect Exposure Photography
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- I'll give you a hundred bucks for it. I want to give it as a gift to
- my cable head sister. Maybe she'll get some exercise beating on it
- with a hammer when it won't pick up showtime? :> TS
-
- On Sat, 27 Jan 1996 14:29:14 GMT "jbergman@execpc.com (James A.
- Bergmann)" posted to "comp.dcom.modems" as mis-quoted herein on the
- subject "Re: THE $500 INet BOX - OPPORTUNITY?" :
-
- >"On Wed, 24 Jan 1996 03:38:40 -0500, William McBrine
- >"<wmcbrine@clark.net> wrote:
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- >">On Sun, 21 Jan 1996, J.H. Ricketson wrote:
- >">
- >">> So - what have I left out? Where am I wrong?
- >">
- >">You're wrong in thinking that the "$500 INet Box" refers to a Cable Modem,
- >">which I think everyone would agree is a Good Thing. No, what it refers to
- >">is the concept of a stripped-down computer, with no local storage (among
- >">other cripplings), which is only used as a terminal for the WWW. That is,
- >">a dumb terminal, with high-resolution graphics and sound.
- >">
- >">--
- >">William McBrine | http://www.clark.net/pub/wmcbrine/html/
- >">wmcbrine@clark.net | PyrE! Make them tell you what it is!
- >">
- >"How about ALL those 386DX's that are out there! Somebody start buying
- >"them up at $200-400$ a copy and resells as INETBOX Connector. Now you
- >"have a surfer and limited computer to play with. What's your guess as
- >"to how many are out there? I have a 386DX 40 with 2 HD (80 & 120), 2x
- >"CD, 2 FD's, SB Pro w/speakers, WIN 95, 28.8 Zoom data/fax v34i,WinFax
- >"Pro. Telemate, and 8 meg ram, VGA Monitor 14. Works fine. Love to sell
- >"for $600. Waiting for P120 that is coming! Give them a choice stripped
- >"or a better unit! Who wants to start a company?
- >"James A. Bergmann
- >"jbergman@execpc.com
- >"Franklin, WI
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