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To: Eddie Kim who wrote (63964)	6/23/1999 12:31:00 AM
From: Ada Marie	Respond to of 97611

If anyone is interested, Compaq purchased Digital on January 23, 1998 for $ 9.6 billion. "The transaction will be the largest acquisition in the history of the computer industry, valued at $9.6 billion based on the January 23, 1998 closing price of Compaq common stock. Under the terms of the transaction, shareholders of Digital will receive $30 in cash and approximately 0.945 shares of Compaq common stock for each share of Digital stock. Compaq will issue approximately 150 million shares of Compaq common stock and $4.8 billion of cash. Under the terms of the agreement, Digital will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Compaq."

To: Eddie Kim who wrote (63964)	6/23/1999 12:39:00 AM
From: Ada Marie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Question...As a minority CMGI shareholder, would CPQ be able to leverage their ownership to data mine the array of web sites, advertising, and services that CMGI participates in?

To: Eddie Kim who wrote (63964)	6/23/1999 1:02:00 AM
From: PerryA	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 97611

Getting 3 Billion for Altavista plus a minority stake in CMGI would be very nice. The rumors are a deal worth up to $3 billion, including any stake in CMGI. PerryA