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To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (43472)	12/31/1997 12:55:00 PM
From: Joey Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

The WSJ today had a front-page story on sub-$1000 retail PC sales in December. These sales were estimated to be 42%-47% of total retail sales, the highest its been. They didn't really conclude if these sales are cannabilizing higher-end systems like PIIs, or if all market segments are growing (which I believe), but this does create more FUD for Intel which may explain why the stock is not moving. joey

To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (43472)	12/31/1997 12:57:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul - Re: "And these "underpowered" Media GX 180's do that job perfectly well." That's funny - yesterday you said you had an AMD K6-233 MHz working at only 5% of utilization running Windows NT. And today you are back to the MediaGX that you bought for some "secretary" a few months ago? Are you sure you know what kind of computer you are running? Sounds like you need to ask somebody in your office for help - somebody who knows a little about computers. Don't be embarrassed - secretaries aren't expected to know much about PCs. Paul

To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (43472)	12/31/1997 12:58:00 PM
From: Jon Tara	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul, my Cyrix P120+ can't keep up with the task of "stock trading" very well, particularly when the market is trading heavy and I am viewing several charts in real-time. (Using RealTick III). Neither am I satisfied with the speed of Metastock for Windows, when reviewing daily charts. While my processor is a bit behind, I doubt that a Media GX 180 would help much. My "quick fix" is going to be to upgrade my dual CPU board to a pair of P200s. I've love to have dual PII 300's, but am not willing to spend the money until the price comes down.