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To: David who wrote (1959)	12/8/1997 6:20:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3506

David, re:<By now it should be harder than ever for a competitor to have an IPO> Hopefully because of this, TRMB is on the prowl for strategic acquisitions at prices on the order of 1:1 price to sales. Petz

To: David who wrote (1959)	12/8/1997 9:01:00 PM
From: SKIP PAUL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3506

I think this move is attributable to: A couple of stories were published this morning on professional networks. (Dont know the story) Momentum players seeing the breakout are coming in; Timing is looming larger as a big potentiel market.

To: David who wrote (1959)	12/8/1997 9:08:00 PM
From: Robert A. Sutherland	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3506

>the best chance, if it finds its footing. These circumstances would >seem to slightly increase the chance of a buyout of Trimble down >the road. . . something I'd rather not see. I don't see Trimble getting bought out. They may try to acquire one of the weaker timing companies to supplement the GPS-only design, though this would place them squarely in competition with HP. They may acquire Garmin (especially if they can get that .36:1 ratio mentioned for Lowrance.. but who needs fish-finders?) but I don't think Garmin has anything for them but low-cost manufacturing expertise.