HOW TO READ AN ELECTRONICS ADVERTISMENT When It Says: It Really Means: -------------- ---------------- Available Now! We overstocked / We can't sell any. (Alternative: We have a really hot item at an outrageous price) State-of-the-Art Design We can't get the chips yet but we hope to before manufacturing starts. Proven reliability Antiquated technology and obsolete parts. Compatible with most systems Favor us with a big enough order and we'll start designing an interface Tremendous expandibility The unbundled "bare-bones" system with the low advertised price is virtually useless. User-friendly Slow, eats memory for lunch, and probably won't meet your specific needs (but for a fat consulting fee, we'll be happy to customize it for you). Advanced features We couldn't get rid of the quirks/bugs in the system, so we're pretending we planned them all along. Competitively priced Costs less than IBM's.