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To: TST who wrote (3720)	8/25/2000 10:32:55 AM
From: Jeff Bond	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6516

T/A blah blah blah - I looked back in the daily price history for GMST, and calculated that the "breakout" price is $78 7/8. This is the price a pure breakout buyer would buy the stock, if it occurs on a day of volume 150% of average. There you go, breakout number in advance, best to all GMST longs. Regards, JB

To: TST who wrote (3720)	8/25/2000 6:43:02 PM
From: Mannie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6516

Microsoft developing new TV chip Thursday, August 24, 2000 BLOOMBERG NEWS Microsoft Corp. and its WebTV unit are developing a chip to be introduced in the fall to power the company's interactive television service, the company confirmed yesterday. The Solo2 chip, being made by Toshiba Corp., can be used for other devices and services that use the Internet, graphics and video, said Microsoft Senior Vice President Jon DeVaan. The new chip will be introduced in television set-top boxes for Microsoft's new Ultimate TV service. Microsoft, which makes the softare that runs with Intel Corp. chips in personal computers, probably has spent more than $100 million developing the technology because it wasn't available from existing chipmakers, said Richard Doherty, director of the Envisioneering Group, a technology and market consulting firm, according to the San Jose Mercury News, which first reported on the chip. The market in chips for digital set-top boxes is currently dominated by Broadcom Corp. Microsoft's new Ultimate TV service will offer features like digital video recording and interactive TV programming. © 2000 Bloomberg News Service. All rights reserved.

To: TST who wrote (3720)	8/26/2000 8:44:09 PM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 6516

bill gates was reported as saying, " we have bet the entire future of the company on this." i would have to hear gates say that to believe it. 100 million is a tidy sum but not a big bet in this case since it represents less than 1/2 % of microsoft's cash horde of $24 billion. i wss impressed the other day when i found out out that msft has 15 million set top box orders.