PCs: THE BATTLE FOR THE HOME FRONT.

Reports on the factors contributing to the growth in the market for personal computers. Increase in enthusiasm from millions of new consumers; Emergence of multimedia-friendly chips to chic designs; Introduction of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 95; Features of Gateway 2000 Inc.'s changer for stacking audio CD; Dell Computer Corp.'s 100-megahertz Pentium PC with a CD player, graphics and sound cards and an ultrafast 28,000-bit-per-second modem to cruise the internet; Market penetration rate by 1997.