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To: PAL who wrote (134644)	6/26/1999 3:33:00 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

<<I prefer to own a Lexus, and if your preference is LeCar, it is OK with me. The same thing about a computer, I prefer Dell and who am I to object if you like LeMicro which very soon will be LeToast? The potential for Dell is $90B Revenues in five years. What can you say about LeMicro? >> (Le) Paul: Thanks for the late night entertainment <G>....I totally agree with you. DELL and Lexus are better by design. Some of these fly by night computer operations are risky with a capital "R". They will be lucky if they ever make money for the shareholders and they may frustrate the heck out of the consumers when they demand quality, reliability and service...!! Best Regards, Scott

To: PAL who wrote (134644)	6/26/1999 9:22:00 AM
From: Jill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

I wonder if it will work...I think it's not about computers but about gaming and chatting on the internet via AOL...either it'll fail miserably or we'll find out there are tons of computer-less Americans now willing to pony up $200 to tread into new waters... I personally think it's kind of silly, and that's unfortunate since I also own AOL. I agree w/ Gates, Dell, etc, that the PC will still remain the hub of the wheel, and all the other peripheral devices will become more and more important, but a central high-capacity machine will still be the preferred choice. Jill

To: PAL who wrote (134644)	6/26/1999 9:30:00 AM
From: Jill	Respond to of 176387

Also--here's the Motley Fool on what AOL is doing...I like the fact that PalmPilots can access AOL email...Dell should probably take note...seems like it's such a competitive free-for-all right now that everybody's scrambling in every direction. Anyway: As the largest provider of Internet services, it's not surprising America Online was somehow involved with the week's most wide-ranging news. On Monday, the company announced a partnership with Hughes Electronics (NYSE: GMH) to market AOL's high-speed (broadband) service, AOL-Plus, to subscribers of Hughes' DirecTV and DirecPC satellite services. The announcement was the latest in AOL's unfolding broadband strategy. What made the announcement especially intriguing, though, is that instead of using the familiar PC, 'Net surfers will go online using a set-top box and TV. The coming of non-PC devices such as the set-top box have long been anticipated. Tuesday brought further evidence of their arrival when AOL announced that its members would have access to their e-mail using 3Com's (Nasdaq: COMS) PalmPilot handheld computer, with wider access to AOL's services eventually made available on the popular devices. This move away from the familiar PC as the center of the online universe is one reason PC makers are scrambling to form relationships, perhaps even merging, with Internet service providers. AOL was also part of that sub-theme this week through reports that it is planning to market a super low-cost AOL-branded PC that would boot directly into the online service without the familiar Windows or Macintosh operating systems. Would an AOL PC mean that AOL had entered the PC business? And are the PC makers really about to enter the online services business? Where do we draw the boundaries between these industries? Or can we? These are the kinds of questions that Rule-Breaking companies and industries regularly toss in our path. Perplexing, yes. At the same time, it can be Foolishly exciting if we approach these questions as opportunities to peer into and invest in -- actually grab a piece of -- the future in advance of its arrival.