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To: Paul Engel who wrote (44959)	1/13/1998 5:56:00 AM
From: Pigboy	Respond to of 186894

Paul, I just got the recent Upside. I didn't realize that Jerry Sanders looked so much like that actor Seymour Cassel. Oh, there is some little interesting reading on page 47. Seems Jerry likes to shove a foot in his mouth every now and then. I liked some of the jokes on the page, too. 1. Apple's best CEO choice might be Jack Kevorkian. 2. Gates telling his CFO..."You spent 150 million on what? I said, "Snapple!" 3. What does Intel call 20 government lawyers sky diving? Skeet. cheers pigboy

To: Paul Engel who wrote (44959)	1/13/1998 7:49:00 AM
From: Tunica Albuginea	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul Engle, Thread, FTC & Chips & Technologies near settlement: INTEL - The Wall Street Journal (J) STORY 2 FTC Expected to Clear Intel Purchase Of Chip Maker Amid Continuing Probe By John R. Wilke Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal 4048 Characters 01/13/98 WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission is expected to approve Intel Corp.'s $420 million acquisition of Chips & Technologies Inc., a leading maker of graphics chips, even as it continues a broader probe of Intel's market power. Lawyers familiar with discussions between the agency and the companies said they expected the FTC to allow the transaction to proceed, but also to put Intel on notice that it could take action later and will continue to investigate the industry. The transaction had been delayed by the FTC's review, which lasted more than six months and focused on whether Intel could use its near-monopoly in personal-computer chips to dominate the market for advanced computer-graphics chips as well, thereby stifling innovation. That concern mirrors the Justice Department's concern about the other major force in the vast PC industry, Microsoft Corp., which stands accused in federal court of using its monopoly in Windows operating software to dominate Internet software. The FTC's review of the Chips & Technologies transaction has been closely watched because of the agency's broader investigation of Intel's lock on the market for PC chips. The Santa Clara, Calif., company makes the silicon chips that power most PCs that run Microsoft Windows. Together, these products are pillars of the modern PC industry. In September, the FTC sent civil subpoenas to competitors and customers across the industry demanding information on whether Intel violated the law "by acting to monopolize, attempt to monopolize or otherwise restrict price or nonprice competition in the development or sale of microprocessors or other computer components or related intellectual property." An FTC spokeswoman refused comment; a spokesman for Intel said the company had no immediate comment. FTC investigators were most interested in whether buying Chips & Technologies would improperly allow Intel to incorporate graphics features into its main line of microprocessors, hurting other makers of separate graphics chips. Some of Chips & Technologies' competitors complained to the agency about that possibility, and about Intel's control of standards, people familiar with the investigations have said. Rich Gray, an antitrust attorney in San Jose, Calif., who is following the FTC review, argues that graphics chips and microprocessors are such separate markets that the FTC had no justifiable grounds to block the transaction but sent a message by the length and depth of the investigation that it is now watching the chip giant closely. Indeed, in an unusual move, FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky called lawyers for the companies to his office Friday to tell them that the agency's tentative decision to allow the deal to go ahead didn't mean the broader investigation was winding down. The FTC decision comes as the agency is also investigating several aspects of Intel's business dealings, including its settlement last year of a suit with Digital Equipment Corp. Mr. Gray argued that the FTC could seek to modify or even block that settlement, since the deal affects two competing microprocessor lines, Digital's Alpha chip and Intel's Pentium line. --- Don Clark in San Francisco contributed to this article.

To: Paul Engel who wrote (44959)	1/13/1998 10:35:00 AM
From: John Chen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul, what did I tell you. JAPAN GUNMAN did the magic. No IMF needed.

To: Paul Engel who wrote (44959)	1/13/1998 11:24:00 AM
From: Ibexx	Respond to of 186894

Paul and all, From InfoWorld: Raft of notebooks set sail with new Intel chip By Dan Briody InfoWorld Electric Posted at 12:19 PM PT, Jan 12, 1998 As expected, Intel announced its latest mobile chip Monday, the 266-MHz Pentium MMX, prompting an avalanche of new systems from virtually every notebook manufacturer. Toshiba, Dell, NEC, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, Gateway, and several other vendors announced new high-end mobile computers based on the chip. Toshiba's Tecra 550CDT is based on the 266-MHz Pentium MMX processor, and includes a 4GB hard drive, 32MB of EDO RAM, a 12.1-inch active matrix display, and a 56Kbps modem for a base price of $3,949. Like most vendors' systems, it will be available by late this month. Compaq announced seven new models in all, including systems in each of its Armada lines. The high-end Armada 7792DMT features a 266-Mhz Pentium, a 13.3-inch screen, and a 5GB hard drive for a cost of $5,699. The 7380DMT, with a 266-Mhz Pentium, a 12.-inch display, and a 4GB hard drive, is priced beginning at $4,999. The Armada 4200 line features a new internal design, resulting in a lighter weight. The 4220T sports the 266-MHz Pentium and a 4GB hard drive, and it weighs in at 5.2 pounds. It is priced at $3,999. Compaq also enhanced its Armada 1500 line with new processors. HP chimed in with a OmniBook 3000 based on the 266-MHz Pentium chip, including a 13.3-inch screen and a 4GB hard drive for a price $3,999. The company also announced price cuts of as much as 8 percent across its entire notebook line, including recent models of its 3000 line. NEC introduced its Versa 6260 this week, also based on the 266-MHz Pentium MMX chip from Intel. The new systems will include a 13.3-inch XGA TFT display, 64MB of RAM, and a 5.1GB hard drive for a price of $4,799. It features hot swapping of the floppy and CD-ROM drives, as well as an optional bay for a Zip drive or LS-120 drive. Dell introduced the 266-MHz Pentium chip into the Inspiron 3000 M266XT, with 32MB of Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), a 2.1GB hard drive, 20X CD-ROM drive, and a 13.3-inch XGA active matrix display for a price of $3,299. Meanwhile, the direct-marketer of PCs reduced the price of its Inspiron 3000 with a 233-MHz Pentium and 13.3-inch display from $3,399 to $3,099. Pricing for a system with a 200-MHz chip and a 12.1-inch SVGA active matrix display was reduced from $2,799 to $2,599. Gateway announced that the 266-MHz Pentium chip would be included in its Solo line of notebooks. The Gateway Solo 2300XL, including a 266MHz Pentium processor with MMX technology, 32MB SDRAM, 13.3-inch TFT XGA display, 3GB hard disk, FDD, and 11X CD-ROM drive, costs $3,699. Toshiba Systems Information Inc., in Irvine, Calif., can be reached at toshiba.com. Dell Computer Corp., in Round Rock, Texas, can be reached at dell.com. NEC Computer Systems Inc., in Mountain View, Calif., can be reached at nec.com. Hewlett-Packard Co., in Palo Alto, Calif., can be reached at hp.com. Compaq Computer Corp., in Houston, can be reached at compaq.com. Gateway 2000 Corp., in North Sioux City, S.D., can be reached at gateway2000.com. infoworld.com Regards, Ibexx