The HP 693 and the ALPs solid ink printer, along with a pile of other inexpensive color printers capable of dye sublimation-quality printing, will be the rage. Kodak told me nearly a year ago that it won't promote dye sublimation for the home market because new, cheaper technologies promise to deliver incredible pictures with an ink jet. People will want to print digital pictures taken with their own cameras and from the Web. Web TVs pick up speed. These units should meet with moderate success.
Network computers remain up for grabs.
1997 will not be the year of the network computer. But it will also not see its demise. By this time next year, we'll still be debating its viability. Every major manufacturer will indicate interest in the concept, and the basic design will become more practical as components get cheaper. No Web collapse.