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We've heard all the gloom and doom predictions from PC naysayers, but rest assured, PCs aren't going anywhere. On the contrary, market research firm Gartner predicts PC shipments will skyrocket by 20 percent this year, in part because of mobile devices.
"The PC industry will be overwhelmingly driven by mobile PCs, thanks to strong home growth in both emerging and mature markets," said George Shiffler, research director at Gartner, in a statement.
Mobile devices such as notebooks and netbooks accounted for 55 percent of all PC shipments in 2009, and by 2010, Gartner expects that number to jump to 70 percent. Desktop PCs, on the other hand, aren't expected to see quite as much growth, although Gartner did say the market will remain robust as companies allocate more funds to upgrade their PCs.
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mls067
March 07, 2010 at 4:48pm
I have a working Tandy in the basement. Every now and then I'll fire it up to keep things moving. I also have a bunch of floppies. My first DOS 1.1 experience. awww, the memories.
pastorbob
March 06, 2010 at 3:42pm
I too had a Tandy 1000SX computer system. It was a really nice machine for the time. The 16 color graphics available on it made the basic 4 color graphics on the IBM look pretty lame. After about a year, I added a 10 meg hard drive to it and thought I was in heaven. Great machine!
Keith E. Whisman
March 05, 2010 at 11:09am
Great Pic. I used to have a Tandy 1000 that I purchased from Radio Shack. I had a few Tandy products my frist being the Tandy TRS 80. There thanks for the pic. Brings back memories.
Keith E. Whisman
March 05, 2010 at 2:37pm
I had both the 800 and 400. The 400 had the flat keyboard type deal, not individual keys. The 800 was much better. I really miss playing around with Basic. I had books of programs for basic and books on how to program in Basic. Basic was awesome. And that cassette tape drive setup was cool but slow. I had this game called states and capitals that ran on the tape drive.
gwane
March 23, 2010 at 1:21am
Emergency costs happen to everyone, and they aren't the most pleasant thing to deal with. You are able to use credit cards, but if anything goes wrong it wind up doing major injury to your credit score, and those of us that don't use the plastic devils wind up wondering about a option. You are able to get pay day loans – and you are able to enter a store, or get <a rev http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/03/17/fast-cash-online-payday-loan-simple-application-form/ ">online payday loans</a>– and that isn't a bad option. As long while you pay anything off and act sensibly, they are not the horrible debt trap many make them out to be.
