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To: gnuman who wrote (48578)9/23/1999 8:45:00 AM
From: Bipin Prasad  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 53903
 
This is an excerpt from wsj's the same article:
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Taiwan supplies more than 10% of the world's DRAMs, the chips that hold much of the software running on a computer, and 30% of the world's chip sets and motherboards, which form the basic platform of a computer. PC makers typically carry little inventory of the expensive parts, which were already in short supply before the earthquake.

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InSook



To: gnuman who wrote (48578)9/23/1999 9:03:00 AM
From: Bipin Prasad  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 53903
 
Chip shortage more likely Power outage at Taiwan foundries
could extend into next week, lifting chip prices

cnnfn.com