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To: Chip Anderson who wrote (13292)	6/15/1999 1:35:00 PM
From: Daniel P. Dwyer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

You would have thought that the new model would have been discounted already, but I think you are right. Insiders registering their stock for sale, as well as the uncertainty of suits and the possibility that TDFX might have to write off some receivables, the cost of litigation and the fact that stores are now promoting their competition rather than Voodoo 3 (which they are probably down) have all contributed to the stock's recent weakness. Stock must go back above 16 soon. Dan Dwyer

To: Chip Anderson who wrote (13292)	6/21/1999 5:16:00 PM
From: AJ Berger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

JPA Predicts 1999 To Be Biggest Year Ever For 3D Add-In Boards 1999 shipments expected to be over 72 million units Business Editors TIBURON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999--Jon Peddie Associates (JPA), the leading market research firm covering digital media technology, today announced the findings from their annual study, the Add-In Graphics Board Market Study. 1999 is expected to be the biggest year for 3D add-in board (AIB) shipments, topping out at 72.23 million units, a 15.4% increase over 1998. The Mainstream segment, (which includes game-class AIB's based on 3D graphics controllers such as the 3dfx Voodoo3 and Nvidia Riva TNT2), will be the most robust and is expected to peak in 2000 with 41.06 million units. "The Mainstream AIB market is hot now, but it is volatile," said Dr. Jon Peddie, president JPA. "Looking beyond 1999, we see a steady decline to only 30 million units shipped in 2004. This is due to a projected increase in the inclusion of graphics controllers on motherboards." Other key findings - Motherboard graphic controller implementation will consist of 710,000 controllers in 1999 and jump to 13.84 million units in 2004, an increase of 1849% during this five-year period. - The entry-level IA-32 category will dominate the Workstation AIB segment. This category is expected to grow 74% over the next five years from 190,000 units in 1999 to 330,000 units in 2004. - The best opportunity in the Basic PC and Server segments will be for integrated controller suppliers, expected to ship 15.41 million units in 1999 and 105.86 million units in 2004 -- an increase of 587%. About the Study The Add-In Graphics Board Market Study is compiled from worldwide collaborative research on over 45 companies and nearly 325 add-in board products and provides specific data on the following topics: - Controller and add-in board categories in workstation, performance, and mainstream market segments - Forecasts of add-in board market segments up through 2004 - Market segment data in Direct, Distribution, and OEM channels - Identification of worldwide region shipment locations - Identification of Branded vs. Non-branded add-in board companies and products including branded board vendor market share and add-in board price distribution - Breakdown of memory loads, memory types, and bus types on add-in boards Also included are over 240 pages of information-rich profiles of: - Add-in board company profiles, with selected data on company history, number of employees, perceived strengths and weaknesses, partnerships and deals, and recent financials - Add-in board product profiles, with selected data on product names, controller types, supported APIs, ship dates, memory configurations, suggested list prices, and estimated street prices. The Add-In Graphics Board Market Study is available now -- hard copy is $3500 and electronic versions are $5000. For more information or to purchase, contact Cindy Krause at 415-435-1775 or cindy@jpa.com. About JPA Jon Peddie Associates (JPA) was founded in 1984 by Dr. Jon Peddie, a pioneer in the computer graphics industry. JPA is the leading market research group focusing on the graphics and digital technology markets. JPA's analysis and market research is relied on by a wide variety of computer industry professionals and financial institutions. JPA is also the publisher of The Peddie Report, a weekly newsletter that is recognized as the PC industry's technical marketing advisory, and The Quarterly Report, which tracks semiconductor and add-in board shipments of digital media devices. JPA is a unit of Penton Media's Electronics Group. Penton Media, Inc. (NYSE:PME) is a leading, diversified business media company that publishes magazines and electronic information products, produces trade shows and conferences, and provides marketing and business development products and services, including direct mail lists, research and custom publishing. Penton serves the design/engineering; electronics; Internet/IT; food/retail; government/compliance; leisure/hospitality; management; manufacturing; mechanical systems/construction; and supply chain/aviation markets. --30--SH/dx* CONTACT: Jon Peddie Associates Debbie Nelson, 415/455-9533 debbie@jpa.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *