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Have It Your Way (6/27/00)
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And now a quickie from the Realm of the Not Hardly Relevant: an outfit called KFC Computers recently announced a new laptop computer with the immensely engaging name of "E-3173." This rather blah-looking thing boasts a Pentium III running at up to 750 MHz, a maximum of 256 MB of RAM, a 14.1-inch screen, a 24x CD-ROM drive and a standard floppy drive... nothing all that compelling, really. Rumor has it that the Colonel isn't happy with the sales of this KFC laptop, and has therefore decided to run a special promotion: from now until the end of July, anyone who purchases an E-3173 will receive a nine-piece bucket (regular or crispy skin) and a side order of Spicy Crispy Strips®.
Which, of course, leaves the door wide open for a vast untapped market: fast-food computers. Pretty soon we bet you'll see Dell buying Domino's Pizza, after which Dell's online store will let you configure your PowerEdge server with optional hot-plug power supplies and an extra-cheese Ultimate Deep Dish. Delivery of both within thirty minutes or its all free. Meanwhile, we hear Gateway is sniffing around Chick-fil-A and plans to go head-to-head with KFC, and Hewlett-Packard's making a run for the border and bundling USB-powered Chalupa warmers with every Pavilion. Yo quiero Service Pack 3.
So the big question is, which fast food service should Apple buy and integrate into the Mac family? McDonalds? Too late-- the fast-food behemoth is already in acquisition talks with Microsoft. Burger King, then? Not likely, given that Steve Jobs is vegan. In fact, Steve's personal diet philosophy pretty much rules out every big chain out there-- except perhaps for Subway, who's got that Veggie Delite without cheese or mayo. So how about it? Gimme an iMac DV with extra RAM, but hold the oil and vinegar on the foot-long...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 6/27/00 episode: June 27, 2000: Apple's web site drops into fourth place in the PC Data ratings; Steve is not amused. Meanwhile, students at Northwestern learn Italian by making their own soap operas with iMovie, and the next big thing in the industry is fast food computers-- where will Apple be?...
Other scenes from that episode: 2383: Falling Off The Charts (6/27/00) Great web sites never die-- they just slip into fourth place. If you're the type of person who follows every nugget of info on the goings and comings of Apple, no matter how trivial, you're probably aware that Apple.com has been consistently hitting the top spot in PC Data's weekly stats measuring traffic to computer manufacturer web sites... 2384: Progressive Learning (6/27/00) Okay, we've always heard that Northwestern University's a pretty tough school, but this is ridiculous. Rumor has it that students there who are learning how to write and produce soap operas actually have to do it in Italian...
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