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Acer America Corp., which livened up personal computer design with black and green models instead of beige, unveiled PCs that start up in just a few seconds and run without fan and whirring disk drive noises. They also have telephone receivers that can be cradled on armrests mounted to the monitor. Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard Co. introduced a $199 color printer designed to compete with low-cost rivals.