IBM comes up with a PC design that clears clutter
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The $3,149 Aptiva S66 is an attractive member of the new Aptiva S line of minitower PCs IBM is targeting at the home user. The Aptiva eliminates many of the inconveniences of minitowers by placing the disk drives and power switch in a desktop module. The minitower can be placed out of the way. The system, which is black and has the appearance of a home stereo system, includes speakers that are built into the monitor. The media console, which contains the disk drives and power switches, is about 15-in long, 10-in deep and 3-in high. It fits easily underneath the monitor. The design will make it easy to integrate the Aptiva with a home entertainment system. The system is based on a 166MHz Pentium processor and includes 16MB of RAM, a 3.2GB hard drive, a cordless mouse, joystick and both video and audio capabilities. The series is priced from $2,499 to $3,099 without monitors.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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Store these guidelines on computer shopping in your memory banks
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Memory and disk storage capacity are important features to consider when purchasing a microcomputer system. Get as much memory as possible. Two megabytes of system memory and an 80Mbyte hard disk are a minimal configuration for a Macintosh or an IBM PC. Four megabytes of main memory and a 100Mbyte hard drive is more realistic given such memory-hungry programs as Apple's System 7 or Microsoft's Windows 3.0. IBM-or-compatible buyers should get disk drives that handle both 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch diskettes. Get a system that can be expanded by inserting memory modules, which are called SIMMs. Even with extra memory, IBM owners may need to check their manuals to discover how to overcome a built-in MS-DOS 640Kbyte limit. MS-DOS 5.0 is arranged to trick a system into working with more memory, and Windows and some applications are designed to deal with this problem.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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Computer industry still needs to make PCs easier to use
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An annual review of the state of the microcomputer industry finds the machines are still too difficult to use. The introduction of Windows 95 brought the PC a little closer to the Macintosh, in terms of ease of use, but the need for a simpler, lower-priced, general-purpose PC remains unfulfilled. The increased complexity of PCs and their related hardware have made them fragile and susceptible to system crashes. The decline in prices for computer memory have led to PCs with 16MB or more of standard RAM, which has helped to increase the speed and the stability of the systems. However, the trend to multimedia entertainment and communications capabilities have complicated the systems. Manufacturers need to find a better balance between the fancy new features and the reliability and ease of use required by users.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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