And if 70 percent of the people in the building sign up for something, there will be additional discounts. I think I'm going to go for it. Early reports from a friend who got the cable modem are encouraging. No, it isn't megabit speed, but it's far, far better than anything you can get over dial-up. I don't think so.
Cable is the future.
But I also want a big screen, and color, and complete Web pages. The Palm VII is very cool, and 3Com should be proud, but a year from now we'll be laughing at it. We've got a ways to go yet, but we're getting there. I see myself with wireless Web access on a slim, Sony-style subnotebook. The AOL audience is vast, and hobbyists and specialists who fall in love with cool online software gadgets don't like to see them recast for a lowest common denominator crowd.