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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (10061)	12/3/1997 12:43:00 PM
From: Dulane U. Ponder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

OFF TOPIC: good thing we don't have to rely on joe kernan to boost computer sales. just said he was thinking of getting a dell (he's never owned a pc) but it only came in tan not blue.

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (10061)	12/3/1997 4:04:00 PM
From: hpeace	Respond to of 97611

this is good news. dell and cpq nedd to drown the competiton. News Alert from Reuters via Quote.com Topic: Dell Computer Corp Quote.com News Item #4712169 Headline: Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) cuts prices on some PC'S, laptops ====================================================================== ROUND ROCK, Texas, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Dell Computer Corp said on Wednesday that it was reducing prices by up to 14 percent in the United States on some models of its Dell OptiPlex personal computers with Intel Pentium II processors. "As component prices fall, Dell's short inventory cycle allows us to pass price adjustments on to our customers quickly," said president of Dell Americas Kevin Rollins in relation to the price drop. Specifically, Dell said its OptiPlex GXaM was reduced 14 percent to $3,163 from $3,674. Its OptiPlex GXaL was reduced 10.6 percent to $2,096 from $2,346, the company added. Dell also cut prices by more than 10 percent on some models of its two new lines of notebook PCs, Dell Latitude CP and Dell Inspiron.