31.   A maturing market, in which buying a computer is just the beginning.

32.   A great many people have bought computers equipped with Microsoft Works, which contains a word processor, or Microsoft Word, the behemoth of modern word processors.

33.   A quick search of the World Wide Web pops up several places with information on buying a computer.

34.   Adona and her sister had to work, to save up enough cash to buy their computer.

35.   After all, big companies had never bought computers directly from the manufacturer before.

36.   After all, the information on buying a computer is just one segment of teaching materials for an online home computing course.

37.   Allied Signal Aerospace has a chronic need for embedded-software developers, people who write the programs that are already installed when someone buys a computer.

38.   Businesses buy computers, or add to their sales forces, because they think the spending will increase their revenue or profits.

39.   But buying a computer terrifies her.

40.   But how many in that line would buy a computer from CompUSA at regular prices?