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To: Cacaito who wrote (3671)	12/15/1997 12:12:00 AM
From: blankmind	Respond to of 23519

-- here's Vinik's sales: -- average about $31 or $32 a share Price Per Share Date of Number of (including Transaction Shares Purchased/(Sold) Commissions, if any) __________________________________________________________________________ 09/15/97 4,200 $27.6250 09/24/97 (52,600) 37.4339 09/25/97 (20,800) 37.1042 09/26/97 (23,300) 36.1538 09/29/97 (400) 35.8508 10/02/97 (6,000) 36.9788 10/03/97 (20,800) 37.7241 10/06/97 (31,200) 40.7373 10/07/97 (9,100) 39.4247 10/28/97 10,400 24.5200 10/29/97 (10,400) 26.8211 11/03/97 (114,800) 25.7706 11/03/97 (4,100) 26.7916 11/04/97 (70,700) 25.1749<PAGE> Page 13 of 14 Pages Schedule B Vinik Asset Management, L.P. on behalf of Vinik Overseas Fund, Ltd. Transactions in the Common Stock Price Per Share Date of Number of (including Transaction Shares Purchased/(Sold) Commissions, if any) __________________________________________________________________________ 09/15/97 5,500 $27.6250 09/24/97 (39,200) 37.4339 09/25/97 (27,600) 37.1042 09/26/97 (30,900) 36.1538 09/29/97 (600) 35.8508 10/02/97 (7,900) 36.9788 10/03/97 (27,600) 37.7241 10/06/97 (41,300) 40.7373 10/07/97 (12,200) 39.4247 10/28/97 13,800 24.5200 10/29/97 (13,800) 26.8211 11/03/97 (152,100) 25.7706 11/03/97 (5,600) 26.7916 11/04/97 (93,700) 25.1749

To: Cacaito who wrote (3671)	12/15/1997 12:15:00 AM
From: blankmind	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 23519

-- And Vinik's purchases: -- Avg purch a little under $30 -- So perhaps you're right - looks like a slight profit Out. Transactions in the Common Stock Price Per Share Date of Number of (including Transaction Shares Purchased/(Sold) commissions, if any) __________________________________________________________________________ 07/11/97 104,000 $29.3488 07/14/97 25,000 29.3125 07/14/97 14,600 29.7054 07/15/97 35,300 29.8638 07/15/97 37,500 29.9497 07/15/97 68,500 30.4441 07/16/97 97,700 30.9840 07/17/97 52,000 30.6425 07/18/97 41,600 29.6469 07/18/97 10,400 30.0000 07/21/97 4,200 29.1250 07/21/97 8,300 30.0625 07/22/97 31,200 29.2792 07/23/97 72,800 28.8786 07/24/97 33,300 28.4688 07/25/97 41,600 27.5250 07/28/97 7,900 26.9411 09/03/97 166,400 29.7914 09/04/97 10,400 29.5000 09/04/97 52,000 30.4040 09/05/97 27,000 29.6827 09/08/97 45,800 29.7301 09/11/97 4,200 29.1250 09/12/97 2,100 28.8750<PAGE> Page 15 of 17 Pages Schedule B Vinik Asset Management, L.P. on behalf of Vinik Overseas Fund, Ltd. Transactions in the Common Stock Price Per Share Date of Number of (including Transaction Shares Purchased/(Sold) commissions, if any) __________________________________________________________________________ 07/11/97 137,900 $29.3488 07/14/97 33,000 29.3125 07/14/97 19,300 29.7054 07/15/97 46,900 29.8638 07/15/97 49,600 29.9497 07/15/97 91,100 30.4441 07/16/97 129,600 30.9840 07/17/97 68,900 30.6425 07/18/97 55,100 29.6469 07/18/97 13,800 30.0000 07/21/97 5,500 29.1250 07/21/97 11,000 30.0625 07/22/97 41,400 29.2792 07/23/97 96,500 28.8786 07/24/97 44,100 28.4688 07/25/97 55,100 27.5250 07/28/97 10,300 26.9411 09/03/97 220,500 29.7914 09/04/97 13,800 29.5000 09/04/97 68,900 30.4040 09/05/97 35,900 29.6827 09/08/97 60,600 29.7301 09/11/97 5,500 29.1250 09/12/97 2,700 28.8750