Word: pcs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...missing and ordering them for instant delivery from the grocer. What's more, each machine would borrow the computing power it needs on a moment-to-moment basis by accessing a wider network via wireless signal, without the annoyance of the endless peripherals yoked to today's desktop PCs...
...recent flood of video e-mail products is partly due to the proliferation of faster PCs and modems. Mostly, though, it's a bid to find the successor to plain old e-mail, which remains the Net's most popular activity. Among online users surveyed by Forrester Research, 83% said they typically use e-mail; only...
...third, known as GSM, that is big in Europe and offered here by Omnipoint. Alas, they can't understand one another's signals. That's why digital-service providers are throwing in great incentives to buy. The Qualcomm phone ($199) I tried--and would have bought, if Sprint's PCS service were available where I live--is a perfect example. One of the features you get for $29 a month is a voice mailbox. Turn on the phone, and it instantly shows if messages are waiting. When roaming to areas not served by Sprint's digital net--like during...
...market for ultra-high-density floppy drives is doubling every year, according to Bob Amatruda, a senior analyst at International Data Corp. That's partly thanks to the hordes of folks who are buying sub-$1,000 PCs that come with teensy hard drives. Likewise, as more people download games, music and video from the Web, they're fast running out of room. Some 7.8 million ultra-high-density floppy drives will sell in 1998, IDC predicts...
...cloud of lawsuits peskily buzzing around, it looks as if Microsoft will once again be crying all the way to the bank. Despite Win98's mixed reviews, the early projections from industry analyst Dataquest say that it will account for 51 percent of all operating systems shipped on new PCs this year. Obviously, that will go up even more next year...