1.   And it sold those machines not through computer stores, but the electronics sections of major U.S. department stores like Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Montgomery Ward.

2.   And they must switch from a decades-old emphasis on selling stand-alone copiers to one of selling digital machines that can be connected to computer networks.

3.   Apple has traditionally sold its machines at higher prices than its competitors because Macintoshs were considered technically superior.

4.   As the personal computer market has matured, the companies that build and sell the machines have realized that not all PC buyers are alike.

5.   Asked about the Alpha business, a company spokesman said only that the systems unit, which sells the machines, was making progress.

6.   At that time, Ray Kroc was a milkshake-machine salesman who was not selling many machines, except to the McDonalds.

7.   Aaronson first suggested selling the machines last month, saying collectors would pay millions for a chance to own a piece of history.

8.   But at least Teradyne and a handful of other big names dominate their sector as semiconductor equipment companies, which sell machines used in manufacturing and testing of chips.

9.   But how long before Microworkz Computer or another bargain-priced supplier starts to sell machines with Linux-based Windows-like systems?

10.   But much of the industry is planning to sell the machines to companies, which would use them in conjunction with corporate networks known as intranets.