81.   Consumers, IBM discovered, wanted a high-quality notebook not so much as a traveling companion but as a substitute for a desktop computer at home.

82.   Corel said it will introduce a new technology called Remagen that will allow companies to run software from a central computer rather than installing it on each desktop computer.

83.   Corporate purchases of desktop computers have softened, but laptop sales are robust and so are consumer purchases of desktops.

84.   Corporate users bought more desktop computers, which leads to more purchases of larger systems to manage those networks, Neff said.

85.   Dell also introduced its most powerful OptiPlex, the desktop computer for large customers.

86.   Desktop computers have supplanted mainframes.

87.   Desktop computers used for office tasks during the day can be pooled to perform more complex calculations at night, for instance.

88.   Desktop computers, however, have lagged behind.

89.   Dell is trying to rapidly increase sales of more profitable servers and storage products, along with peripheral products and services to decrease its reliance on desktop computers.

90.   Desktop computers often carry warnings telling users to discharge by touching the metal casing before handling cards inside.