11.   Meanwhile, Intel said it plans this week to introduce technologies that improve connectivity between PCs and peripheral devices, including digital cameras.

12.   Playing around with the backlighting and the peripheral devices can add even more computing time.

13.   Still others will not be useful until later in the year, when a new generation of peripheral devices begins to emerge.

14.   That makes it possible to add external peripheral devices without most of the hassles of traditional PC expansion ports.

15.   The BIOS, or basic input output system, is the fundamental code that boots the system, connects the hard drive and manages the peripheral devices.

16.   The company previously sold products relating to PCMCIA cards, which are the devices that plug into computers to add modems, disk drives or other peripheral devices.

17.   The maker of compact disc recorders and other computer peripheral devices has been experiencing record sales this year, Solomon said.

18.   The maker of equipment that links computers and servers to peripheral devices also said it expects to take unspecified charges in the quarter.

19.   The offers do not include monitors and other peripheral devices.

20.   The Power Mac is also designed to support USB, the new standard already in use in PCs for connecting peripheral devices such as mice and monitors.