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- <text id=90TT1804>
- <title>
- July 09, 1990: Business Notes:Computers
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
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- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- BUSINESS, Page 54
- Business Notes
- COMPUTERS
- Big Blue Wants To Go Home
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Five years ago, IBM was forced to retreat from the
- home-computer business after its PCjr. proved to be a flop.
- Last week the company rolled out a new line of computers
- designed for novice users. The PS/1 represents a vast
- improvement over the PCjr., which was much maligned as awkward
- and toylike. The new computers come loaded with user-friendly
- software programs, and IBM has developed an electronic hot line
- to help first-time buyers. Yet the PS/1 faces obstacles,
- notably the abundance of competitors. Another drawback is PS/1's
- cost, estimated at $1,000 to $2,000, which may be too high for
- many households.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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