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To: JDN who wrote (78758)	2/26/2000 5:21:00 PM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

JDN, You would think the oil price increase would take enough money out of circulation to cool the GDP and Fed off. However, with the way Al has been talking he might see oil NAZ, and GDP as reason to go 1/2% next month. If he does, the NAZ might keep going while the DOW gets punished more. Not exactly what Al has in mind. It would be ironic or perhaps moronic if all this happens, but who really knows what the future holds. NW

To: JDN who wrote (78758)	2/26/2000 5:59:00 PM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

A few good words about iPaq sales. Vendors Push Small, Non-Legacy PCs -- HP And Compaq Count On Reliability And Lower Cost Of Ownership To Entice Customers Feb. 25, 2000 (InformationWeek - CMP via COMTEX) -- Hewlett-Packard last week became the second major computer maker this year to ship a slimmed-down business PC that emphasizes hassle-free maintenance and a nearly legacy-free design over expandability. Compaq shipped its entry, the iPaq, at the end of January. It's still unclear how interested business users are in these products. Analysts say they expect these systems' lower cost of ownership and ease of maintenance to make the devices attractive to the business market. "The legacy-free factor is going to be hot," says Gartner Group analyst Kevin Knox, who expects these types of systems to account for 60% to 65% of corporate PC sales by 2002. Though neither Compaq nor HP disclosed its customers for these systems, Compaq says it has taken thousands of orders for the iPaq on its Web site, with some customers ordering hundreds of systems. HP says it has had early versions of its e-Vectra in place at 20 companies. But Knox also warns that manufacturers' insistence on marketing legacy-free computers as Internet or E-business devices may needlessly alienate some customers, who may assume the systems are too specialized for a range of business tasks. "The tendency to put an 'E' spin on everything may scare off users who simply want a reliable corporate PC," he says. HP officials say the e-Vectra, about a quarter the size of a typical desktop computer, is just that-a reliable PC for business. The e-Vectra offers the full power of a traditional desktop PC and includes some legacy features, such as parallel, serial, and PS/2 ports. "We find that corporate users still require a mix of legacy and nonlegacy," says Michael Cade, HP's Vectra brand manager. Available processors range from a 500-MHz Intel Celeron to a 667-MHz Pentium III. An extractable 8.4-Gbyte hard drive is standard, and users can select either 64 Mbytes, 128 Mbytes, or 256 Mbytes of SDRAM. The e-Vectra also includes HP's TopTools device-management application and comes with Microsoft's Windows 98 or Windows 2000 preloaded. Prices start at $549 for a Celeron unit. Compaq's legacy-reduced version of the iPaq, which retains parallel and serial ports, has the same list price; the vendor also offers a legacy-free system for $499. Meanwhile, IBM has indicated it will begin selling similar devices in the second quarter. iweek.com -0- By: Paul McDougall Copyright 2000 CMP Media Inc.