Re: The sad Truth about iMac:

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On 6 Mar 1999 21:19:04 -0600, white-no-spam-fox@gte.net (Erik
Anderson) wrote:

>On Sat, 06 Mar 1999, Jeff Blakeney wrote:
>JB> Speaking of commercials, I get a real kick out of the Pentium III commercial
>JB> that says "When this door opens, the internet is going to be a whole lot
>JB> more fun."  Funny, Pentium III's are out now and I have noticed any change
>JB> in the net at all.  Maybe I can sue Intel for false advertising.  :-)
>
>The thought that crossed my mind when I first saw the commercial was "huh"?
>Upgrading your processor ain't going to make any difference in your download
>time or connection speed. If you're connecting at 56K or less (the majority of
>home users), you're still stuck at 56K. <Sigh> Damn marketing types.

The part that gets me is the very first part.  "When this door opens"
which says to mean, when the Pentium III is released.  Well, the
Pentium III has been out for over a week now and I haven't noticed the
internet being a whole lot more fun for me.  With the possible
exception of my replies in this thread.  :-)

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