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To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (86987)	11/20/2000 1:05:22 AM
From: Night Writer	Respond to of 97611

El, Much to do about nothing is what I think. This is the usual end of the year channel clearing Christmas special. I also got a kick out of MD taking on the storage giants. The last quarter it was Compaq in the rear view mirror and SUNW was the new target. I guess SUNW is now in the rear view mirror with EMC the new target.<g> The guy has a real gift. He should run for public office. NW

To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (86987)	11/20/2000 11:52:15 AM
From: Night Writer	Respond to of 97611

Compaq Greets Holiday Shoppers With New Products and Reduced Prices On Presario Desktops and Notebooks HOUSTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Gearing up for the holidays, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) today announced new products and several price reductions on the latest Presario desktops and notebooks for the upcoming gift-giving season. "As part of our commitment to offer our customers innovative, high performance products at outstanding values, we are excited to announce new products and price reductions on our popular Presario line just in time for the holidays," said Sean Burke, Vice President, Presario Products Division, Consumer Products Group. "This season our consumers will enjoy fantastic savings while giving and receiving their favorite Compaq products." All-in-One Desktop Bundle for $899: A Complete Solution for the Home As a perfect gift for the whole family, Compaq's three-piece bundle comes complete with a Presario 5WV260, 15" monitor and Lexmark Z32 printer priced at a great value of $899. This PC features a 700 MHz AMD Duron(TM) processor, 64MB RAM, 20.0 GB hard drive, 40x CD-ROM, CD-RW drive, 8MB nVidia graphics card and a 56k modem. Presario Desktops: New Products and Spectacular Savings on Current PCs Presario 7000 Series Just in time for the gift-giving season, Compaq introduces a new addition to the Presario 7000 series, the 7PL290 for $1,699. The 7PL290 features the latest AMD 1.1 GHz (1100 MHz) Athlon(TM) processor with enhanced 3Dnow!(TM) technology and a 60.0 GB hard drive in a highly upgradeable mini-tower design. Additional features include an Internet Keyboard, a CD-RW drive to record your own CDs and a DVD-ROM drive. This performance-driven model is broadband- ready, boasts three 1394 ports for use with a video camcorder and home video editing software, and includes a 32 MB nVidia graphics card for a rich multimedia performance. Presario 5000 Series In addition, prices on select Presario 5000 models are being reduced by up to $250. Specifically, the 5WV280 which features a 900Mhz AMD Athlon(TM) processor and a 30.0 GB hard drive, is lowered by $50 to $1,149; the 5BW284, which includes an Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processor at 850 MHz and a 40.0 GB hard drive is lowered by $100 to $1,299; and the 5WV294, which features a high performance 1 GHz AMD Athlon(TM) processor and a 40.0 GB hard drive, is now priced at $1,449 after a $250 price cut. The value-packed 5WV280 PC features a space-saving microtower design and includes CD-RW and 40x CD-ROM drives. The 5BW284 and 5WV294 both feature CD-RW and DVD-ROM drives. All Presario 5000 Series PCs also include four USB ports that allow consumers to easily connect game pads, scanners, and other peripheral products. New Compaq Flat Screen Monitor: Superior Image Quality at Value Price To complement the Presario desktop family, Compaq introduces the FS740, a 17" flat screen monitor that features exceptional image quality and reduced glare, for just $449. The FS740 monitor delivers brighter, sharper, and higher contrast images on an anti-glare, anti-reflective screen, previously only seen in high performance models. Further, the FS740's superb visual quality is enhanced by attachable or stand-alone, self-powered JBL Platinum Speakers for enjoying sensational audio performance with ease, without powering up the PC. Presario Notebooks: New, High-style Products and Reduced Prices on Select Models Presario 1400 Eddie Bauer Special Edition Designed for the consumer with an active and casual lifestyle, the Compaq Presario 1400 Eddie Bauer Special Edition is a portable and upgradeable PC that comes complete with an Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processor at 700 MHz, 64 MB of memory, DVD drive, a 13.3-inch TFT screen, a 6.0 GB hard drive and a 56k v.90 modem. Starting at $1,999, this metallic olive green accented PC comes with a special three-year warranty, a guarantee that backs up both companies' commitment to reliability. For more information visit compaq.com. The Compaq Presario 1400 Eddie Bauer Special Edition is available through Compaq's Web site at compaq.com and Compaq's "Built For You" kiosks located in over 10,000 popular retail stores. Presario 1200 Series For those consumers seeking a fully-loaded value notebook, Compaq lowered prices on select Presario 1200 Series. Its sleek all-in-one design features a 6.0 GB hard drive, Intel(R) Celeron(R) or Pentium(R) III processors and integrated 56K v.90 modem. Specifically, 1200 Series models 12XL310, featuring a 12.1" TFT screen and DVD drive, and 12XL325, featuring a 13.3" XGA TFT screen, Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processor at 650 Mhz and DVD drive, are now priced at $1,399 and $1,699 respectively, after a $100 rebate. Further, Compaq is offering a combination of a $100 rebate and an additional $100 price reduction on the 12XL300, resulting in an outstanding end-cost of $1,099. Presario 1700 Series Designed for customers to take computing on the road, the Presario 1700 Series packs a powerful punch in its sleek 1.3-inch thin, 5.2-pound light frame. With on shelf configurations priced as low as $1,999 with a $100 rebate, users can enjoy features such as the 14.l" XGA TFT screen, 10.0 or 15.0 GB hard drive, Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processors at 600 or 700MHz and, the "hot swappable" FutureBay(TM) drive built to swap a floppy, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW drive "on the fly" for ultimate flexibility and upgrade protection. Presario 1800 Series Reduced from $2,799 to a breakthrough price of $2499, the Presario 1800 Series model 18XL380 offers families and SOHO (small office/home office) customers a powerful desktop replacement without compromising speed and portability. The 18XL380 includes a 15-inch XGA TFT display, the latest Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processor at 700MHz, a 20GB hard drive, integrated 10/100BaseT Ethernet port for high-speed Internet access, 8X DVD-ROM drive and TV Out capability. It also features DisqPlay 2 for playing audio CDs without booting up the notebook to save battery life. For more information on new and reduced-priced products visit: athome.compaq.com Availability All the new and reduced-price products will be available at retail establishments throughout the United States, as well as through Compaq's Web site at compaq.com, through the toll-free hotline at 1-800-888-0263 and through Compaq's "Built For You" kiosks located in over 10,000 popular retail stores.

To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (86987)	11/20/2000 11:56:14 AM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

UPDATE 1-Intel introduces next-generation Pentium 4 chip NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <INTC.O> on Monday introduced its speedy Pentium 4 processor, the first new desktop processor design from the world's largest chipmaker since the Pentium Pro processor in 1995. The company said the Pentium 4 operates at speeds of 1.5 and 1.4 gigahertz, with room for achieving higher speeds in the future. Analysts say the new chip -- the "brain" of a personal computer -- should be able to reach speeds of 10 gigahertz or so in five years, about 10 times faster than the latest Pentium III. Targeted mainly at Internet technologies, the latest chip provides better graphics, video and multimedia performance than its predecessors and features what Intel calls its Rapid Execution Engine, which runs certain frequently operated instructions at double the core clock speed of the chip. It is priced at $819 and $644 each for the 1.5 and 1.4 gigahertz chips, respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities, Intel said. One of the biggest advances from the Pentium III, analysts said, is the Pentium 4's 400 megahertz bus, which far outstrips the speed of the current 133 megahertz bus. The bus transfers data between the processor and main memory, and a faster bus would give better video, audio and three-dimensional graphics. The Pentium 4, based on commonly used benchmarks in the industry, performs video encoding 47 percent faster than a 1 gigahertz Pentium III chip and performance in gaming is faster, too -- some 44 percent faster on Quake III Arena, a popular computer game, Intel said. With 42 million transistors -- 50 percent more than Intel's Pentium III -- and a size that's twice as big as its predecessor, some analysts say, the Pentium 4 could cause problems for Intel when it cranks up production to millions of units. Intel has had a couple of manufacturing misfires this year, one with a processor and another with a chipset, a device containing the guts of a PC. Concurrent with the official launch of the chip on Monday morning, major PC makers including Compaq Computer Corp. <CPQ.N> and Gateway Inc. <GTW.N> unveiled Pentium 4-packing PCs for sale for about $2,000. ((Nicole Volpe, New York Newsroom, 212-859-1700)) REUTERS * end of story *