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To: mike fredricks who wrote (4710)	12/21/1997 5:52:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Respond to of 19080

Dear Mike: I have wondered about the efficacy of these NC ads myself. I think ORCL is pushing this more as a concept than as a product. They are trying to get the public's mind out of what they would see as a PC rut. In the office and large institutions there might be a very large market for these smart dumb terminals as it presents a great cost and maintenance savings. Large Corps,Hosps,Univ.,etc come to mind as obvious applications. When I bought ORCL in '90 it was at a time like this when they had fallen out of favor. The trouble is what to do while your waiting. Merry Christmas, JF Dowd

To: mike fredricks who wrote (4710)	12/21/1997 8:04:00 PM
From: Brendan McNamee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19080

Mike.. sorry .. not true.. We are an Oracle reseller in NYC. We have sold these devices.. (admitedly not a lot.. but the interest is huge..) they are not 'Oracle Machines' NCI has developed the opsys to drive these little wonders.. Machines are actually made by Funei Bottom line.. these babies are a cheap alternative to WINTEL desktop. Support and ongoing Maintenance being the main savings. Watch out there will be a lot of these devices sold. and every one that is, does 2 things.. 1. Increases the size of the database server - 2. Removes profits from MSFT bottom line ( may not be much, but its a start). Happy Christmas Brendan