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To: Rande Is who wrote (8552)	6/22/1999 11:59:00 PM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 57584

Speaking of Linux and PC Expo, I would get one of these for my mom (who couldn't get WebTV running, or anyone to help her do it!). The manufacturer isn't a public company, but the iToaster uses a mix of Linux and BEos. Microworkz iToaster: a $199 PC msnbc.com

To: Rande Is who wrote (8552)	6/23/1999 12:38:00 AM
From: ynot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

Corel CEO is 'colourful', and his wife, ooohhh la la...scandal...but the the winters up here are long and not much to talk about...yet they seem to get no respect, self inflicted, i think...have you tried the Japanese beers? also used to be a very good beer from Quebec, Brador, in my youth it contained 9% alcohol Picked up Japanese Candlestick reference, dumped the other tools...i like it :) anybody use it intraday? thank you ynot :)

To: Rande Is who wrote (8552)	6/23/1999 1:14:00 AM
From: T. Ambrose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

<But the day they get off their butts and buy Quark, it should turn things around.> Wow, if Corel ever bought Quark I'd say that would indeed give the stock a boost. Quark is without a doubt, the number one page layout program in the graphic design community. Amongst graphic designers there are 3 types of programs that are "must have/must know": 1) page layout--Quark is by far the leader, 2) Illustration program--Adobe Illustrator the leader in this one, and 3) A photo manipulative program--Adobe Photoshop the leader here. If Adobe bought Quark they'd have a sure corner on the graphic design market. However Adobe bought Aldus PageMaker a few years back and although PageMaker is not number one amongst designers I'd say it certainly hold's the #2 spot, and therefore Adobe purchasing Quark seems unlikely. Corel's drawing program, CorelDraw, is well known, but not as well established as Illustrator and in my opinion, what they need to do to increase market share in this area is to hit the design graduates right out the door. Very few Adobe Illustrator users are going to switch even if you gave them CorelDraw for free. People tend to stick with what they have especially with the multitude of key commands and other intricacies that become second nature after years of use. Now, if Corel were to buy Quark, and Quark is already the standard in the industry and thus typically the program endorsed by the colleges, Corel could bundle the two programs in a college-student targeted promotion. As it stands now, I don't see Corel's sales increasing significantly anytime in the near future.