All PCs need a network card. The sell-out audience stayed to the end to hear his three rules to live by. First, buy as many components as possible installed. Second, acknowledge that as soon as you buy a system, a newer, cheaper and faster one will be out. Third, never accept the salesperson's explanation for anything.
Most people use high-powered computers to write letters.
Even armed with all this information, physicians should read articles about computers in consumer magazines until they can formulate questions about which system to buy, Dr. Carter said. Next, he said, talk to people about their systems. Only then should you go to a store. And if you get hit with a barrage of indecipherable technical talk there, stay calm and leave if necessary to regroup, he advised. Mail order is OK for software, but use mail order for hardware only in smaller cities where prices are higher.