Oh, it wasn’t Microsoft’s fault, in fact it wasn’t anyone’s fault. You see, for years I have built my own computers. I started back when PC’s were either IBM PC’s or “Clones”. I built clones. I could buy all the components individually and put together a better machine than I could buy from my local computer dealer for a lot less money. And, you could buy MS-DOS and it worked just like IBM DOS. Today though you can go to Best Buy or Circuit City, walk out with a box, go home and be back working on a new machine in no time…and for less money than the cost of the individual components.

I’m starting a new section about the electronic part of our offices, the computer. In it I’ll talk about chips, software, and all the related equipment. From time to time I’ll discuss the companies that are building any of them. Office tech has become the single crucial component for every business. Big businesses, medium sized businesses and even home offices all use computers. And, the size of their difficulties have nothing to do with their business size.