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To: Eric Yang who wrote (5952)	11/6/1997 4:12:00 PM
From: Hippieslayer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213176

Eric, here is what what T.J. Rodgers from Cypress Semiconductor said in an interview (Slate slate.com ...But the hottest war T.J. is currently fighting is against a few fellow Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who have turned their backs on the Cult of Individualism. Of these, the most noxious are a small cadre that has recently cozied up to Bill Clinton. In T.J.'s mind, people who suck up to politicians are usually looking for pork. And people who are looking for pork are afraid to compete honestly. And people who are afraid to compete honestly are natural-born losers. "For years, I've said that there are two men who, if they don't fail in business, will invalidate my theory of life," he says. "One is Gil Amelio [former CEO of Apple]. The other is Ed McCracken [CEO of Silicon Graphics](emphasis added). Amelio flamed out last January. I'm waiting for McCracken." McCracken has been a prominent supporter of Bill Clinton. There are those in the valley who tell you that T.J.'s attitude toward his fellow man lacks compassion. But a lot of people who kick and claw their way to the top lack compassion. What sets T.J. apart is that T.J. is willing to stand up and say compassion is for sissies. His lack of hypocrisy will no doubt cost him a crowd at his funeral, but for now it heightens the pleasure he gets from watching his enemies die a horrible death. Two days after T.J. delivered his curse, Silicon Graphics fired Ed McCracken. Go, T.J. !(BTW, I am not affiliated with or an investor in CY)

To: Eric Yang who wrote (5952)	11/6/1997 4:41:00 PM
From: Brian Maguire	Respond to of 213176

Well if you consider taking a company with 100 employees and a few million in revenue to a 3+ billion dollar company not good for SGI then I guess you are correct. I dont consider that bad performance, especially considering AAPL's record of plumeting sales vs SGI's increasing sales (save 1 quarter of minor decrease). Anyone could do better at AAPL than what they have had in the past decade. I agree that there is probably not much validity to this rumor but I dont think they will find anyone better.