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To: Henry Eichorszt who wrote (33363)	11/29/1999 10:59:00 AM
From: Drake	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Does anyone know which analyst has the highest 'one year target price' for AMAT, and what is that price? dc

To: Henry Eichorszt who wrote (33363)	11/29/1999 11:19:00 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Japan's PC Sales in October Increase 81 Pct. Year-on-Year November 29, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Sales of personal computers in Japan in October surged 81 percent over the previous year and 4.4 percent over the previous month. Sales of PCs usually drop around this time of year because it is an in-between period of the summer sales drive and the year-end sales campaign when new models are put on sale. However, the PC market this October was boosted by a series of low-priced models marketed by major makers. According to figures compiled by GfK Japan Ltd., sales of personal computers at about 2,000 household electrical appliance stores increased by 81 percent compared with the previous year. GfK Japan is an information service company which handles POS data for 55 discount retailers. The accumulated sales of units in 1999 from January to October soared by 64.2 percent compared with the same period in 1998. And it is about 1.2 times of the total sales of units in 1998, GfK said. Sales in October 1998 suffered a 10.8 percent loss compared with the previous month. The 81 percent increase this October was the second highest next to the 85.8 percent rise recorded in July, GfK said. Brisk sales of desktop and tower PCs, which are priced at lower than 100,000 yen, boosted the overall performance of PCs, GfK said. (104.47 yen = US$1) After IBM Japan Ltd. put on sale in September a model priced at less than 100,000 yen, NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. followed suit, and that is believed to have expanded the market. nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com