19 Jan
1999
19 Jan
'99
2:24 p.m.
Thought you folks might get a kick out of this ad in
the new PC World:
"This revolutionary new technology allows you to add a 2nd PC for only
$149 to your existing Win95/98 PC (100 KHz (sic) or faster). With our
_Buddy System_ - internal card installed in the main PC, up to 50 feet of
cable and a little connector box, you can hook up a monitor, keyboard,
mouse and create a new, completely independent PC. Consider this: Both
PC's can concurrently run any software you have on the main PC..."
This device has actually been out for around 6 mo. or more. It is
supposed to really slow down the main computer if you're not careful,
though. Of course, I don't trust Winblows to run for 5 seconds without
crashing on a single user system, much less one with a multiuser card.