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To: Tony Viola who wrote (93709)	12/9/1999 9:12:00 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tony, <difficulty in thumbing through a 32 page catalogue problem???> Maybe I need to order reading glasses? What I see is "Be direct(tm)DELL(R)" "Postmaster: please deliver between DEC 6-9", AUSTIN TX H0300-3150 (A11166)12/99 DHS1219 "System shown is a Dell Dimension XPS T-series with .. 17" M770 monitor for $2399 ...see pp.4-13 ...." On page 4: "These systems feature Pentium-III processors with speeds up to 700MHz!" Is your catalog for X-mas 2000 or current X-mas? :) :) :) :) :)

To: Tony Viola who wrote (93709)	12/9/1999 9:24:00 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Tony, speaking about RAS, could you comment on this: zdnet.com ? "Each server, equipped with a 450MHz Advanced Micro Devices Inc. K6 processor and one hard drive, can run its own Unix, Linux, Windows or NetWare operating system." "The servers are connected to two special-purpose networking compartments, called Limbix, that run Patmos' proprietary Parpois network management software. Parpois automatically manages the workload between the various nodes as well as fails over processing duties between servers when one fails. Each Limbix is equipped with a 750MHz AMD Athlon processor." "One of the first customers to sample Perpetua is Honeywell Security Products (formerly Westinghouse Security Electronics). The Fremont, Calif., company purchased a four-node box with one Limbix system and is running Red Hat Linux 6.0." "Jeri Donn, director of software development at Honeywell, said she had just installed the system." "On paper, at least, we are believers. Now we have to see how it works," Donn said. "The way it's designed, if we pull one component out, it will continue to work. In terms of specifications, I haven't seen anything that comes close to this. And at this kind of price, people will go for it." ========== end of quote ====== P.S. From your prospective I would guess the manufacturer choose AMD processors just to prove the concept, because of low reliability as per your opinion. Right? But I fail to understand why would the Westinghouse Security Electronics buy this server. Any idea? :)

To: Tony Viola who wrote (93709)	12/9/1999 10:10:00 PM
From: Ibexx	Respond to of 186894

Tony and thread, Ralph Acampora's Technical Outlook (issued 12/09/99). _____ Technical Outlook brought to you by Ralph Acampora. Chief Technical Analyst of Prudential Securities December 9, 1999, 11:16 A.M. EST (Prices as of close on 12/08/99 U.S. Stock Market Outlook) Near-Term The jobless claims report came out before today?s opening; it showed an increase of 1,000 jobs for the period. he S&P futures immediately responded by bounding higher, indicating that the market should commence the trading day on a very positive note. How else can we best describe or define to word ?volatility?? We suppose that the wild swings in the Dow and the NASDAQ Composite alone can help define volatility?the breadth numbers do not show anything but downward bias in stock prices. Which do you believe in? We say, forget the conflict between these technical indicators and concentrate on your individual stocks. The trend is your friend---we are not lacking in good-looking stock chart patterns. So stay with the chart of your individual stock and place less emphasis on all those conflicting technical market indicators. Sector Standings Attractive stocks that are just breaking out to the upside: Home Depot Inc. (HD-83 3/16, is rated ?HOLD? by Prudential Securities Research) Infinity Broadcasting Corp. (INF-40 7/8, is not rated by Prudential Securities Research) Parker-Hannifin Corp. (PH-50, is not rated by Prudential Securities Research) Symbol Technologies Inc. (SBL-52 5/8, is not rated by Prudential Securities Research) Sprint Corp. (PCS-99 1/2, is rated ?HOLD? by Prudential Securities Research) Viacom Inc. (VIAB-55 1/4, is rated ?ACCUMULATE? by Prudential Securities Research) Intermediate Term STOCKS, STOCKS, STOCKS?Use the market?s volatility to your advantage by selecting attractive individual stocks. Many cross currents exist within the indicator side of the ledger. Don?t be forced out of this bull market simply because a technical indicator is negative. Use other inputs like sector analysis and comparative relative strength data?these are most helpful in this bull phase. Long-Term The year 2000 is an election year?historically it is a positive year. The year 2001 will be the first year of a new President in office. Historically, Wall Street gives the new President a honeymoon. Therefore, if one has a 12 to 18 month horizon, it is reasonable to expect the market to be higher, much higher over the longer term than it is today. Here are the technical levels that we believe, if broken, will indicate further upside or downside momentum: Dow Jones Industrial Average Primary Support 10,842.7 Secondary Support 9,976 Primary Resistance 11,366 Standard and Poors 500 Primary Support 1346.49 Secondary Support 1233.66 Primary Resistance 1425.31 Nasdaq Composite Primary Support 2923.32 Secondary Support 2688.18 Primary Resistance None Russell 2000 Primary Support 442.49 Secondary Support 431.37 Primary Resistance None Ibexx PS: As always, please read at your own risk.