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...also get a high-speed faxmodem at the Egghead Software store located at 1000 Mass. Ave. Manufactured by Intel, the company best known for its microprocessor products, these faxmodems feature 14,400 bits per second (bps) transfer rates for both data and fax transmissions and are ideal for dialing up to husc systems as well as sending out faxes directly from your (or your recipient's) computer...
...turns out that to use NT, you need a lot of RAM and a large hard drive, not to mention a lightning-fast microprocessor...
...taking advantage of NT's powerful features--or just making its performance acceptable--calls for something like a 486DX2 microprocessor (i.e., the "double-clocked" type), 16 MB of RAM, and as big a hard drive as you can lay your hands on. A CD-ROM drive, albeit not yet a necessity, will certainly make your life under NT more enjoyable, as will a large color monitor that supports Super VGA video...
...PowerPC refers to a family of microprocessors--the "brain" of personal computers and workstations--made in a joint effort by IBM, Apple and Motorola. It implements the so-called POWER architecture--how the microprocessor itself works as well as how it interfaces with the other components of a computer--originally developed by IBM and used in its successful RS/6000 series...
Last month IBM rolled out a line of workstations based on the PowerPC 601 chip (another term for microprocessor). While the chip itself costs only half as much as a Pentium chip from Intel Corp., the cost of the IBM machines is driven up by power features and priced toward the workstation market. Rumor has it that both IBM and Apple will release PowerPC-based personal computers next year...