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DATA MINE Sept. 21, 1999 Kids Spur PC Sales Back to school may be a bummer for the kids, but it's sweet music to personal-computer makers. According to Ziff-Davis InfoBeads, school-age kids are a key reason why Americans own and use PCs -- and a key driver of the multiple-PC family that could turn home networking into a major new opportunity. PC Penetration of U.S. homes with kids 63% PC Penetration of U.S. homes without kids 43% Weekly PC usage for U.S. homes with kids 19.2 hours Weekly PC usage for U.S. homes without kids 15.9 hours Reason for purchase by families with kids:   as a replacement PC 39%   as an additional PC 61% Reason for purchase by familes without kids:    as a replacement PC 61%   as an additional PC 39% DATA: Ziff-Davis InfoBeads _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Giving It Away Online So far, few people use the Net for philanthropy The Most Popular Hangouts on the Web What's hot and what's not in cyberspace is constantly changing The Tech IPO Market Keeps Chugging Underwriters took 195 technology companies public in the first half of the year Why Consumers Switch Online services should pay better attention to the basics The Mother Lode Collected nuggets from Data Mine