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To: Mike Winn who wrote (1657)	11/17/1997 5:01:00 PM
From: Jim Greif	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

All, Another announcement: NEC DESIGNS NEW MOBILEPRO 700 HANDHELD PC TO USE SANDISK'S COMPACTFLASH MEMORY CARDS LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1997--SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced that NEC's new MobilePro 700 handheld PC (HPC), which debuted today at the COMDEX show, is designed with a specific slot for the popular CompactFlash(TM)(CF(TM)) memory card, manufactured by SanDisk. SanDisk's CompactFlash memory cards use the industry-standard ATA storage interface. The NEC MobilePro 700, manufactured by NEC Computer Systems Division (NEC CSD), is based on Microsoft's Windows CE V2.0 operating system, enabling the CF memory card to be "plug and play." Because of the built-in Windows CE recognition of CF, the NEC MobilePro 700 does not need any special drivers to install and use CF memory cards. Nelson Chan, SanDisk vice president of marketing, said, "The NEC design team did an excellent job incorporating the CompactFlash card into the MobilePro 700. With a CompactFlash card, MobilePro owners will have a quick and easy way to store, transport and back up data. NEC is a world leader in computing and its decision to put CompactFlash in the MobilePro is a strong endorsement of the CompactFlash storage standard." Michael DeNeff, director of marketing, Handheld PC Products, NEC CSD, said, "The data storage expandability of the CompactFlash, combined with the MobilePro 700's own internal memory expandability, enable the MobilePro 700 to meet the mobile professionals' growing demands for remote connectivity and software functionality. Because the CF is based upon industry standards, those expandability benefits are easily realized by the mobile professional." Focusing on mobile communications and connectivity, the new NEC MobilePro 700 will include e-mail, fax and web-browsing software to be executed by its 33.6 Kbps modem. Using a CF memory card as data storage, the MobilePro 700 is able to offer benefits such as downloading information from the web, providing additional storage for e-mail file attachments and archiving databases. SanDisk Corp. designs, develops and markets flash memory data storage products used in a wide variety of electronic systems. The company has optimized its flash memory storage solution, known as "system flash," to address the needs of many emerging applications in the customer electronics and industrial/communications markets. SanDisk's products include removable CompactFlash products, FlashDisk cards, embedded FlashDrives and Flash ChipSet products. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, Calif. (COMDEX: SanDisk booth, L-1204, Las Vegas Convention Center) SanDisk web site/home page address: sandisk.com . CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk Corp. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corp. MobilePro is a trademark of Packard Bell, NEC, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Copyright 1997, Business Wire. All of the releases provided by Business Wire are protected by copyright and other applicable laws, treaties and conventions. Information contained in the releases is furnished by Business Wire's members, who are solely responsible for their content, accuracy and originality. All reproduction, other than for an individual user's reference, is prohibited without prior written permission. c Copyright 1997, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Please read our Disclaimer. Looks good to me. Jim

To: Mike Winn who wrote (1657)	11/18/1997 12:04:00 AM
From: Loren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Mike - First, the width of a Bollinger band is based on the volatility (variability) of the average price at that time. Note that earlier in the chart the price had jumped down suddenly. Note that the bands got a lot wider apart at that time. The reason the bands are moving together now is that the price of SNDK has become somewhat less volatile lately. That in itself is neither bullish nor bearish... but I like it, because it shows the stock is better behaved, and therefore probably more predictable with TA. Normally, the moving average will run back and forth within the band. When the average is inside the band but close to the lower Bollinger limit, the chances are good that the price will go up. When the average is inside the band but closer to the UPPER limit, the chances are better that the price will go down. However, if the average line breaks through the lower band going down, that is bad to me. It tells me that the stock is no longer behaving normally from a statistical point of view. If the average line breaks through the upper band going up, it also tells me that something NEW/DIFFERENT is going on with the stock... it is a bullish signal. This may not be the way all folks think about Bollinger bands, but I think this way primarily because I've been well trained in SPC (Statistical Process Control) techniques (I used to be Quality Manager at one of my company's plants). Bollinger bands and SPC are very similar in scope and interpretation... it's all about 'normal' vs. 'special-cause' variability. Hope this helps... Loren