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To: rudedog who wrote (66746)	8/18/1999 5:34:00 PM
From: Kenya AA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Heads up! If the teaser shot isn't just a tease, Michael Dell will be on CNBC momentarily. K EDIT: False alarm - they didn't even show the clip of him again.

To: rudedog who wrote (66746)	8/18/1999 5:41:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 97611

Rudedog--- Agreed but DELL (and everyone else) is where the investors are at. CPQ will need to pull some unbelievable earnings to move much... it does not even ride the coat tails of others any more. If they sell the stock in the companies the invested in that IPOed recently and keep selling NONcore holdings they may make enough to, if not come back into favor, at least stabilize somewhere in this area. FREMONT, Calif., Aug 18, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- High-performance Alpha and Intel architecture based products to enhance offerings SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMOD) today announced that it has reached an agreement with Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) to acquire Compaq's Embedded and Real-time product line and business. The business includes hardware and software products and technologies as well as a worldwide team of over 100 hardware, software, and applications developers and engineers, as well as marketing, sales, and management professionals. The transaction is expected to close shortly subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. "This addition will launch SMART into a leadership position within the fast growing market for embedded computing solutions," commented Ajay Shah, SMART's CEO. "We will offer a broader range of computing platforms than any of our competitors. This acquisition will add systems design capability to SMART........