J#@>>Re: Proprietary

J#@>>> I've always wondered what proprietary meant...  please enlighten me...
J#@>>> L8r!  GD

J#@>>It means a component that is non-standard.  It's usually made by one compa
J#@>>and you have to pay a premium price to replace it.  IBM, Packard Bell, Ace
J#@>>and Compaq are famous for this.  Was going to replace my mother-in-law's M
J#@>>in her Packard bell with a 486-25 (she spilled something on it and sharted
J#@>>out)...they wanted almost $400 for it!!!!!  You can buy a standard one wit
J#@>> the 486/25 processor for around $80 now.  If you do get a propreitary
J#@>>system, make sure it has a 3 year warranty and be prepared to look for
J#@>>special upgrade parts.


Look up Apple Computer in the dictionary; it will be an alternate
definition of 'proprietary'.
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