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To: Gary105 who wrote (1577)	12/31/1997 7:38:00 AM
From: Gary105	Respond to of 7111

Correction: I should have said 50% of sales from 10 sports games (not 5)

To: Gary105 who wrote (1577)	12/31/1997 11:04:00 AM
From: Wayne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7111

Gary, Like I said, I have yet to put a pencil to paper to try to pound out any real number for Q1. There are other factors that I/we need to consider as well as the Chinese New Year including, Margin changes, if the workers are working the same or less hours (unit production), is there any impact on current operations due to construction of new space (major shutdowns for power etc.). and other questions as well. My lack of concern for getting down and dirty on the numbers have been for a couple of reasons. 1) Radica is obviously going to be well above 97' (even at 0.35 in Q1) and 2) my inlaws are still here from well before chritmas. David, I am not sure if or how much you can help us out here. I am sure there is a line that you can not cross but can you clue us in on 1) Was the number of workers in Q1 97' about 950 ( if my memory is correct), or something else. 2) Are the shifts for this Q1 currently operating at levels (hours/wk) close to Q1 97'. or did the manhour load carry over with Q4. We seem to be getting carried away with putting numbers out at an earlier then usual rate. Radica must operate its crews differently at different times of the year. As seasonal as every other part of your operations seem to be, I would think that could be the case in not just crew size but also hours worked. Thanks for any help you can lend without crossing that line of forward statements. Best wishes, Wayne

To: Gary105 who wrote (1577)	1/1/1998 8:39:00 PM
From: David	Respond to of 7111

Thanks Gary, Not sure whether your statement about rationalising the Casino line was a suggestion or pointing out that that was what we are doing ! Anyway, whichever it is it is a very valid point - we continue to show a huge number of SKU's of Casino product because we continue to sell off the vast number of old Casino models (we may only have sold the last 500 pieces of a line, but it gets counted as a separate model). We will have less than 10 handheld Casino models as current product line in 1998, but there will still be some old inventory that will sell. We believe we "own" this category by providing the best product at the best price and best quality and that it will continue to provide us a stable base for many years so long as we continue to watch it carefully. Best regards, David