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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (150843)	6/4/2001 6:35:10 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Monday June 4 4:38 PM ET Dell Plans Electronic Voting System By CONNIE MABIN, AP Business Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Dell Computer Corp. (NasdaqNM:DELL - news) announced Monday it is teaming with a maker of electronic voting systems, a partnership inspired in part by the five weeks of recounts and legal battles that followed the last presidential election. The Round-Rock based company said it has teamed with Hart InterCivic Inc., an Austin-based government and election services company, to ``manufacture and market easy-to-use, affordable voting systems that enable accurate, accessible and secure elections through the innovative use of technology,'' the companies said in a statement. ``The November 2000 elections shined a spotlight on the nation's election infrastructure, and we've clearly heard the need from our customers to help them modernize the way America votes,'' said Bob McFarland, vice president and general manager of Dell's government sector. ``Election integrity will be critical to future elections,'' McFarland said. Dell has already begun selling the eSlate Electronic Voting System developed by Hart. Dell said the system will simplify voting and speed up results tabulation. Electronic tablets, the devices voters use to cast ballots, cost $2,500 each. The main controller, or server, costs $3,500 and can control up to 12 tablets. For an extra $1,000 the system can be configured to help visually impaired or disabled voters as well as those who have trouble reading. The companies also are offering training for election officials, poll workers and voters. On the Net: dell.com hartintercivic.com dailynews.yahoo.com

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (150843)	6/4/2001 7:04:04 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I care (kinda) because it is I who have been effectually accused of doing something I haven't, by Neocon. I figure if i ask an engineer like you (and everyone else on the thread) to come up with one example and none of you can, that will pretty much show that Neocon is in error, and perhaps then he will reconsider his position. I think that the constituency ethics that prevails here will prevent his doing that, but at least it will have been made clear that I did not behave as Michael did even one time. Not once. Because you are an engineer.