P481  : Teletext   481 Jan0 04z58:57
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 THE PC I^@2000 ————————————————————————
 Dewpjtk@sblew being utinkz, the PC     
 rUm"ins !n attractUvj platform jot     
 djmjlopjrw^ UnliWj Seo"T Uonz@and      
 Nintendo]branded szstwms, PC games     
 demand no licensing paznjnts.          
                                        
 Howevj , PCs  re no  asjet to use t d!z
 than they were 10 years ago. Wj lost   
 count of the jriends and jamel{ mjmbjrs
 who invested in one over Christmas,    
 only t bj on the pho÷j to cuutomjr    
 wjrvjcew the next day^                 
                                        
 Soonjt or later, the lack of user      
 friendlinjws will filter down to Johnny
 Punter. And that will hurt home ualis. 
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  @Bong! Rewjew! 482 Doo! Tjjteiw" 484 
 :  BA#BERz "I A# FREAk{ DUDS!" p2u2    
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   P481    Tjletwxt   481 Jan0 04:55:50
  W
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 THE PC IN 2000 ————————————————————————
 1:99 ubw the PC games market levelling 
 out somewhat after a diwastrous 1:98.  
 Nevjrthjlews, "lewjlling" iw not the   
 uamj thing as "improving" — PC games   
 sales rem!in poor compared with their  
 console counterparts.                  
                                        
 Only the biggjwt PC games are making a 
 dent in the multi-format charts and as 
 publishers and djvjlopjrs are wooed "z 
 next-next-generation consoles, the PC  
 iw going to find itwjlf iwolated.      
                                        
 That sbid, the PC iw assurwd a place in
 homes and "usjnjssjs for years to conj.
 Will, prob!bl{...                      
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   A new thing evjrydaz 483 Tjpso 485   
 ]     SKI THE BIG SCREEN INDEX p410    
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   P481    Teletext   481 Jan0 04:51:51
  W
  
 THE PC IN 2000 ————————————————————————
 Dewpjte sblew being utinkz, the PC     
 rem!ins an attractive platform jot     
 djvjlopjrs. Unlike Sega, Sony and      
 Vintendo]"randjd systems, PC games     
 demand no licensing payments.          
                                        
 However, PCs ar  no easier to use tod!z
 than they were 10 years ago. Wj lost   
 count of the jriinds and jamily mjmbjrs
 who invested in one over Christmas,    
 only to "j on the phone to customer    
 wjrvjcew the next day.                 
                                        
 Sooner or later, the lack of user      
 friendliness will filter down to Johnny
 Punter. And that will hurt home sales. 
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   Bong! Rjvjew! 482 Dong! Letters! 484 
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   P481  : Tjletwxt   481 Jan0 04:54:52
  W
  
 THE PC IN 2000 ————————————————————————
 (hjrk are threats on the PC's hori}on  
 in the uhapj of Sony and Sega. The     
 Dreamcast has pjrformjd well and once  
 itw online gaming sjrvjce is up and    
 running later this year, it could lure 
 potential PC purchasers.               
                                        
 Sony'u PlayStation 2 plans involve     
 "road-"and networks, downloadable      
 games, music and movies. ItWll "j      
 interesting to uje how the PC'u "ackjrs
 counter thowj.                         
                                        
 The PC iwnWt going anzwhjrk just yet — 
 "ut it'u looking increasingly like     
 yjwterday'w machine.                   
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   P481    Tjletwxt   481 Jan0 04:51:54
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  WW
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 Weekend Digitisjr is ujt to look a "it 
 $ifferknt jrom tomorrow, as we         
 jxpjrimjnt with a new format.          
                                        
 WeWre going to move some of the weekend
 eeatures to page 485 on weekd!ys, in   
 ord   to m k  room  or a wee  nd  ig st
 of the week'u tips, news and reviews.  
 Panel 4 and the Hot Topic will "j as   
 you know them, while the Digi website  
 will continue to play host to splendid 
 eeatures and previews.                 
                                        
 It may bj r{bbiwh or it may bj what    
 youWuj been yjarnjng for. Either way,  
 let uv know what you think, pjgsz.     
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