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Re: *** HUGE NEWS ABOUT WINDOWS 95 ***

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From: Rabies
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 00:00
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On Sat, 8 Jul 1995, Steve McCready wrote:

> Do you really think that the P6 is going to sell that well right out
> of the gate?  There are still a ton of 486 machines out there, and a
> rapidly growing number of pentiums.  The only people who will buy the
> P6 when it comes out will be those who feel the need to be 'on the
> cutting edge' at any cost.  How long was it before the Pentium gained
> a solid foothold in the PC industry?  It didn't happen overnight.

You make it sound like it HAS a solid foothold. Walk into any electronics 
store and see what they're pushing on "average folk" who are finally 
giving in and buying a PC.... 486/66's on average. Usually with only 4 
meg ram too, but with CD ROM of course.

I'd give it another year.
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From: Rabies <rab...@scuzzy.fmmo.ca>
Subject: Re: *** HUGE NEWS ABOUT WINDOWS 95 ***
Date: 1995/07/11
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