1. To accommodate the latest technological developments, manufacturers produce peripherals that can be added on to the older machines. 2. ...a dishwasher that uses less water and electricity than older machines. 3. Older machines will need a software patch to be loaded to correct the date. 4. An executive said suppliers of Nintendo games had voiced fears they would lose out on games they will sell for older Nintendo machines. 5. An interface card has its own BIOS that will allow older machines to run the larger hard drives. 6. And because the appliances depreciate so fast, there is a limited market for older machines and little incentive for companies or individuals to find homes for them. 7. And if the older machines still do not sell, Compaq is obliged to take them back. 8. As older machines that use Compaq-built motherboards are phased out, those workers will be laid off, he added. 9. At that price, replacing the older machine with a whole new system starts to look mighty good. 10. Becuase of the popularity of the new player, sales of older machines fell by almost half, Sega said. |