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To: Judy Cohen who wrote (3353)	10/30/1997 2:22:00 PM
From: firefly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14451

Judy, you obviously don't have a clue. "playing games"? how do you mean? You sound like the other sheep ba'ing the the tune of the media. I sat in the SGI All-hands this morning and I have one observation I would like to point out. The majority of SGI's employees were present during this presentation and the first thing everyone did was give Ed McCracken a standing ovation before and after his presentation. It's obvious that SGI's own employees believe in him and trust him. Keep in mind that SGI is not Ed nor the products - it's the people who work there.

To: Judy Cohen who wrote (3353)	10/30/1997 2:23:00 PM
From: James Tarifa	Respond to of 14451

Fish NOT fresh, when rotten at HEAD!

To: Judy Cohen who wrote (3353)	10/30/1997 3:56:00 PM
From: Jojo Mosko	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14451

Judy, I can understand your being angry but I'm afraid sometimes being too angry may seriously blur reality. Please relax. 1) Ed McCracken did not make "some vague announcement about departing". He made it very clear that he is departing. He was asked by the board to stay and help the company through the transition until a replacement is found. 2) "Nothing is happening at all" is nothing further from reality There are dramatic changes coming, including refocusing and internal restructuring on programs that as a shareholder I wouldn't like to be divulged publicly (yes competitors just love these details). Moreover this includes painful cutbacks including layoffs (which SGI never did before) Ed McCracken brought SGI from a few million to almost 4 billion revenue (yes you heard it right). He has been with the company way way longer than what most readers of this forum can imagine. SGI and its customers owe him a lot. The world of computing ows him a lot (3D graphics is becoming mainstream but he and his team dreamt it 10 years before the rest). Ed personally felt it is time for him to give a chance to someone with new ideas to take the helm. While every "I own 200 shares, f*** you!" person at the shareholders meeting who has not even used an SGI product was taking cheap shots at Ed, Ed was responding calmly and respectfully and gently. If at all, I would like Ed to stay and help the transition happen as best as he can. Ed is one of the greatest CEO's ever. Not many can demonstrate anything close to his achievements since he joined SGI in 1984.